Donald Trump has called it and it looks like he will take the American presidency for a second time. It would be a dramatic victory, one reminiscent of his stunning 2016 win over Hillary Clinton. And Trump, impeached twice by the US House of Representatives, would make history as the first convicted felon to serve as president.

So what went wrong for Kamala Harris, and what went so right for Donald Trump?

Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone, on how the election played out and the cultural realities behind the result.

Donald Trump has called it and it looks like he will take the American presidency for a second time. It would be a dramatic victory, one reminiscent of his stunning 2016 win over Hillary Clinton. And Trump, impeached twice by the US House of Representatives, would make history as the first convicted felon to serve as president.
So what went wrong for Kamala Harris, and what went so right for Donald Trump?
Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone, on how the election played out and the cultural realities behind the result.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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What went right for Trump, and so wrong for Harris

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The lieutenant governor of Texas has called it “the biggest theft from the people of Texas in the history of Texas”. He was referring to the work of Australian gamblers who scooped up a $US95 million jackpot. 

And this is the kicker: they did it by buying up nearly every single lottery ticket and, they say, by following all the rules.

Today, investigative reporter Patrick Begley on the Australians who took down the Texan lottery.

The lieutenant governor of Texas has called it &ldquo;the biggest theft from the people of Texas in the history of Texas&rdquo;. He was referring to the work of Australian gamblers who scooped up a $US95 million jackpot. And this is the kicker: they did it by buying up nearly every single lottery ticket and, they say, by following all the rules. Today, investigative reporter Patrick Begley on the Australians who took down the Texan lottery.

How a group of Australian gamblers beat the Texas lottery

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Micky Ahuja catapulted his company MA Services from nothing to the big time to become the security provider of choice to the federal government retail giants like Coles and Bunnings, and a major sponsor of AFL clubs.

But his empire was a house of cards.

Today Nick McKenzie on one of the more spectacular and disturbing corporate unravellings in recent memory. 

Micky Ahuja catapulted his company MA Services from nothing to the big time to become the security provider of choice to the federal government retail giants like Coles and Bunnings, and a major sponsor of AFL clubs. But his empire was a house of cards.
Today Nick McKenzie on one of the more spectacular and disturbing corporate unravellings in recent memory.&nbsp;

Mickey the 'monster': Sinister allegations behind spectacular corporate unravelling

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Israel and the United States are at war with Iran in a rapidly escalating conflict that Australia seems to be trying to avoid as much as possible. Today, we'll talk about how viable it is to be neutral these days, and whether Australia is doing its duty as a middle power.

We'll also discuss the Liberal Party review that Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and others tried to keep it secret, only to have it leaked by none other than the prime minister himself this week.

Joining Jacqueline Maley today is foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

Israel and the United States are at war with Iran in a rapidly escalating conflict that Australia seems to be trying to avoid as much as possible.&nbsp;Today, we'll talk about how viable it is to be neutral these days, and whether Australia is doing its duty as a middle power.
We'll also discuss the Liberal Party review that Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and others tried to keep it secret, only to have it leaked by none other than the prime minister himself this week.
Joining Jacqueline Maley today is foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

The politics of war, and why Peter Dutton was so upset over leaked Liberal Party review

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What went right for Trump, and so wrong for Harris

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