48 h. ago Elon Musk’s PAC alters video with $1m woman saying she was paid to vote

‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars,’ said check recipient in first video

Politics

59 h. ago All the signs Elon Musk was on brink of stepping down from DOGE after months of scandal and chaos

Less than four months after assuming the role, Trump has reportedly told his inner circle that Elon Musk, 53, will be stepping back from DOGE.

Events

60 h. ago The Florida and Wisconsin election results are a warning for Trump and Republicans | Lloyd Green

Republicans in Florida couldn’t re-create Trump’s November margins, while Musk’s efforts in Wisconsin failedDonald Trump and the Republicans ought to be wary of a possible blue wave in next year’s midterms. On Tuesday, voters in Florida and Wisconsin signaled dissatisfaction with Elon Musk, the GOP and the president. On the surface, the results spelled political equipoise. No seats changed hands.A closer look, however, reveals possible headaches for Donald Trump and his party. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Tesla quarterly sales slump 13% amid backlash against Elon Musk

Drop is likely combination of ageing lineup, increased competition and backlash to Musk’s politicsTesla sales declined in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers.The drop of 13% is likely due to a combination of factors, including its ageing lineup, competition from rivals and a backlash from Musk’s embrace of rightwing politics. It also is a warning that the company’s first-quarter earnings report later this month could disappoint investors. Continue reading...

Economics

64 h. ago Tesla sales drop 13% in first quarter as Elon Musk backlash, aging models hurt demand

Tesla sales fell in the first three months of the year in another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers

Politics

9 d. ago Trump names ‘first buddy’ and DOGE leader Elon Musk to investigate Signal blunder

Musk offered ‘his technical experts’ to help investigate how a journalist was added to a group chat with national security officials

Politics

1 week ago Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – live

Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikesDemocrats demand answers over ‘careless’ Signal blunderTrump dismisses Signal failure as ‘the only glitch in two months’Elon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.They’re sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Elon Musk believes he knows why the Trump admin Signal leak was allowed to occur

Musk previously stated that the ‘best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of The Atlantic’ after its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s explosive Signal group chat report

Politics

2 w. ago Politics have changed but the Democrats haven’t – they are old and out of touch | Moira Donegan

Leading Democrats vainly hope for a return to the politics of the past – they must engage with the realities of the presentIs this the way the Democratic party ends – not with a bang, but with a whimper? Last week, the party’s Senate caucus seemed poised to do something that they had never done before: block the Trump administration’s proposed continuing resolution, and shut down the government. It would have been a largely symbolic move, one that signaled opposition to the Trump administration’s usurpation of Congress’s spending authority and a willingness to play procedural hardball in order to slow Elon Musk’s radical anti-government agenda. It would have signaled, too, a party willing to take itself seriously as the opposition to a president with authoritarian ambitions.Government shutdowns are unpopular, but so, right now, is the Democratic party: several senators from swing states seemed ready to stick their necks out, ready to bet that it would be better to be seen doing some...

Politics

3 w. ago Elon Musk’s Starlink signs deals with rivals Airtel and Jio to bring satellite internet to India

Deals are subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink service in India

Economics

4 w. ago Trump restrains Doge as concern mounts over scale of job losses

US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting project

Politics

4 w. ago Trump restrains Elon Musk’s Doge as concern mounts over job losses

US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting project

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