Elissa Fitzgerald is a journalist for ABC News Digital's National Commissioning Reporting Team.
She specialises in explainers and live blogs, with an interest in US politics.
As the US midterm elections approach, Elon Musk is making an expensive foray back into politicking.
Ukraine says people will die as a result of throttled Starlink services in the country. Here's how its armed forces rely on the crucial satellite service.
Closing arguments have been heard in the case of three men accused of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend in Mexico.
A car has crashed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters as they lined the streets to cheer on the team bus as it travelled to Sydney ahead of Sunday's NRL grand final.
Topic: Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Each year, people around the world vote for their favourite bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park as the fuzzy fellows bulk up for winter hibernation.
After hearing a case related to Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, a judge received more than 700 threatening phone calls. Their peers say it is part of a worrying trend.
Days after the president escalated his attacks on American media outlets, Donald Trump's words at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new helicopter pad on the White House lawn went largely unheard.
The Massachusetts mother was charged with three counts of first-degree murder over the deaths of her three children at their Boston home in 2023, but the jury has collapsed without a verdict.
Dolly Parton may have grown to fame as a country music artist, but her impact extended far beyond. Look back at some of the tributes shared in the wake of her death.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirms he exchanged messages with someone pretending to be US President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
Three decades after Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting, a man accused of providing the murder weapon is on trial. Here's what to know.
The stars of the Australian television industry have arrived at the 2026 Logie Awards. Here's a look at some of the outfits.
The revised vaccination schedule recommends immunising children against 11 diseases, six fewer than currently recommended.
When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.
US President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting birthright citizenship. Here are five simple questions to break down what's happened.
US President Donald Trump has accused a federal prosecutor he appointed of folding "like an umbrella" after she moved to drop charges against a three-time Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate.
Chartered flights will ferry up to 150 greyhounds to Australia as trainers pivot from a racing ban coming into effect in New Zealand.
The US Department of Justice has moved to drop a criminal case charging a three-time Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Here's why.
Authorities are scouring the wreckage of a collapsed shopping centre southern Japan following a magnitude-7.1 earthquake. Look back on the day's event's here.
US President Donald Trump has poked fun at the press during a redo of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner after a shooting forced the suspension of the original event in April.
Bill Gates was aware of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 sex offence conviction during their association, an external review of the Gates Foundation finds.
A former US Army soldier protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been arrested in New York after allegedly setting off fireworks, lighting a fire and shooting a pellet gun outside a federal office building.
Wondering why that Ferran Torres goal in extra time of the World Cup final was disallowed? We're here to help.
Donald Trump claims declassified documents reveal China carried out the "largest compromise of election data in history".
