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Afternoon Update: Trump expands power of Musk’s Doge agency; Matildas lose three in a row; and Oscars goody bags unpacked

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Elon Musk speaks at the White House
Elon Musk addresses the first cabinet meeting of Donald Trump’s second presidential term at the White House. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Donald Trump has signed an executive order meant to expand the power of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” or Doge. The latest nod of approval for the tech billionaire’s governmental cost-cutting program came at the end of a day in which Musk addressed members of Trump’s cabinet at the White House.

David Smith wrote of Musk that the Tesla boss “showed an impressively instinctive feel for totalitarianism”. Our daily Trump administration briefing has a more detailed rundown of the last 24 hours in US politics.

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