67 minutes ago Trump team weaponizes Elon Musk in threat to senators who won’t confirm cabinet picks

Musk was instrumental in bankrolling Trump’s presidential campaign

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99 minutes ago Elon Musk's ex Grimes claims he won't let her see their kids and is 'unrecognizable' since joining MAGA world

The singer took to X to claim that her children had been kept from her during a year-long custody battle which left her financially and emotionally drained.

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2 hours ago Tesla Cybercab arrives in the UK: We take a first look around the self

The Tesla Cybercab autonomous robotaxi has arrived in the UK as part of its European tour. We had a first glance at the 'car' to see what it's like in the flesh.

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2 hours ago Trump’s pick of Pam Bondi for attorney general doesn’t end transition drama – live updates

Trump’s contentious choice of Pam Bondi came after Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination; attention remains on Pete Hegseth as controversies come to lightHegseth wrote of military taking sides in ‘civil war’Profile: Who is Pam Bondi?Trump’s cabinet and White House picks – so farIf confirmed by the Senate, Pam Bondi will assume the nation’s highest law enforcement role under Donald Trump’s administration as attorney general. The Guardian’s Abené Clayton reports on Bondi’s background:The Senate will not vote on four of Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees in order to hasten the processes of other nominations.Former health secretary Tom Price says he expects Trump to implement block grants for Medicaid. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago California prepares to fortify state’s abortion access: ‘Fight for what’s right’

Lawmaker Mia Bonta outlines new bills package to protect reproductive rights in interview with the GuardianAs Donald Trump returns to the White House, anti-abortion groups are hoping this is their moment.With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the US supreme court governed by a conservative supermajority, activists are pushing an extreme agenda, including a nationwide abortion ban, a prohibition on abortion pills, a “fetal personhood” doctrine that could restrict in vitro fertilization and attacks on contraception. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Who is in Donald Trump's new top team? Pam Bondi replaces Matt Gaetz alongside Elon Musk and Robert F Kennedy

President-elect shuffles his pack ahead of January inauguration

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5 hours ago Elon Musk vows to summon MPs to the US 'to explain censorship and threats to American citizens': Billionaire hits back at calls for him to testify in UK over X's role in summer riots

The intervention is a fresh escalation in the American billionaire's war of words with Labour in the months before he prepares to take a major role in the new Trump administration next year.

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6 hours ago Warren says Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ actions during transition risk security

US Senator Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm over president-elect’s refusal to sign MOU and failure to release ethics planDonald Trump’s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is putting national security at risk and weakening safeguards against corruption, the US Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned.The president-elect has broken from precedent by refusing to sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the current White House team and failing to release a comprehensive ethics plan. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet

An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media

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