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As Musk polices his own conflicts, some agencies hear sirens going off
NASA employees worry Musk's influence might impact safety checks on SpaceX.
Musk’s cabinet cameo: The elephant in the room wore black
New York Times: Musk spoke far more than anyone else, other than Trump.
Trump suggests no laws are broken if he’s ‘saving his country’
New York Times: Trump tests legal limits with statement shared on social media.
Trump jokes about ‘President Musk’ amid media speculation
Tech billionaire Musk has continued to draw intense media focus as the head of DOGE.
‘The boss of everyone and everything’: Trump seeks to influence many spheres
New York Times: Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on all areas.
Opinion: When ‘just asking questions’ about science turns into 300,000 dead
NYT OPINION: The danger of when science denialism comes into power.
US Senate confirms RFK jnr as health secretary despite vaccine misinformation
Kennedy was approved despite his vaccine misinformation history.
Opinion: Look past Elon Musk’s chaos - there’s something more sinister at work
NYT OPINION: Why Musk's antics are a smokescreen for strategic takeovers.
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as US intelligence chief amid fierce debate
Senate vote was 52-48, with Mitch McConnell as the sole Republican ‘no’.
Elon Musk’s business empire scores benefits under Trump shake-up
New York Times: Trump's return is reshaping regulatory challenges for Musk.
Trump’s media crackdown echoes Nixon’s Watergate-era tactics
NYT: Trump's heavy-handed approach has hallmarks of attempted crackdown 50 years ago.
Trump muses about a third term, over and over again
New York Times: Trump suggests he may seek to stay in office beyond constitutional limit.
‘Serious threat’: Iran slams US plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza
Abbas Araghchi urged Islamic countries to unite against the relocation proposal.
‘He’s got enough problems with his wife': Trump says he won’t deport Prince Harry
Harry's visa status has been up in the air since admitting to substance use in his memoir.
Inside Musk’s power play to reshape the US federal government
NYT: Musk's moves represent an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
Australia’s top conservative follows Trump’s playbook, up to a point
New York Times: Peter Dutton, who wants to be PM, has been taking aim at “wokeness".
With Trump’s backing uncertain, Europe scrambles to shore up its own defences
New York Times: EU leaders meet to tackle defence funding amid Trump pressure.
Trump agrees to ‘immediately pause’ Mexico tariffs as world markets slump
Fears of a global trade war earlier sent US, European and Asian markets into a fall.
Letters: Wealth and the 'hard work' myth
OPINION: 'To a very large extent, wealth in New Zealand comes from government decisions.'
Why northern geopolitical upheaval has a big fertiliser provider seeking a southern supply
Worry about geopolitics and NZ energy crisis blight otherwise brighter rural prospects.
China, Mexico, Canada retaliate against sweeping US tariffs
Canadian and Mexican exports face a 25% tariff, with energy resources from Canada at 10%.
‘Hard to believe‘: White House slams Selena Gomez for criticising immigration policy
Gomez cried in a video on social media as she promised to help those facing deportation.
Trump to impose Canada, Mexico, China tariffs this weekend
He plans 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on Chinese goods.
The podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House
Financial Times: The 'manosphere' has come for US politics. Is mainstream media next?
Stock Takes: Better times ahead for NZX-listed dairy companies?
Synlait is back in action after a terrible 2024, while trade tension overhangs FPH.
Defying legal limits, Trump firings set up tests that could expand his power
New York Times: Why Trump's latest firings could shape the future of executive power.
How RFK jnr's Samoa visit reignited vaccine controversy in confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy jnr insists his Samoa trip was aimed at helping digitise health records.