3 d. ago Elon Musk says his time working for Donald Trump will 'drop significantly' as he focuses on Tesla

Elon Musk currently spends a large portion of his professional time working for Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - but first-quarter profits at Tesla sank this year

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9 d. ago Elon Musk breaks silence on bombshell claims about his 'legion' of kids and their mothers

The article included an in-depth account from 26-year-old conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair, who claims Musk bought her silence after she gave birth to a baby boy who is his back in February.

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2 w. ago ‘We got our a***s kicked’: Steve Bannon shreds Elon Musk after Wisconsin loss

The White House chief strategist from the first Trump administration says the tech billionaire made himself ‘too central’ in the critical judicial race

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2 w. ago White House thrown into turmoil as Elon Musk doubles down in spat with Donald Trump trade advisor

Elon Musk appears to be breaking from figures in the Trump administration, branding the president's trade advisor "a moron" over comments he made defending the Republican leader's tariff policy

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2 w. ago Spare a thought for the poor billionaires who backed Trump — and hate tariffs | Marina Hyde

As the great American self-own rages on, the super-rich are beginning to break rank. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s gone suspiciously quietTrade Wars, Episode V: The Empire Shoots Itself in the Foot. As the world financial markets fail to appreciate his genius, tariff-excreting president Donald Trump has explained it all away by stating that “sometimes you have to take medicine”. Why am I reminded of the bit in Covid where he appeared to suggest that disinfectant could helpfully be injected into the lungs? I guess that was just science, same as this tariffs plan is just economics.Even so, can it really still be less than a week since a Wall Street Journal poll found 77% of US Republicans thought tariffs would have a positive impact? Ah well. Famously, the American people have a great tolerance for pain. If only one of their kindly gazillionare firms could come up with some sort of financial opioid epidemic to take the edge off the coming agonies.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue ...

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2 w. ago Virginia elections will test the backlash against Musk – and Democrats are ready with a plan

Democrats in the state view themselves as on the frontlines responding to Donald Trump’s harmful policiesDemocrats have begun plotting the next phase of their electoral revival with a seven-figure spend in Virginia ahead of a vote they hope will turn into a referendum on Elon Musk.The party, which had been despondent since Donald Trump’s victory last year, got off the canvas last week with a convincing win in a Wisconsin supreme court race and two strong congressional performances in Florida. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EU 'prepares to hit Elon Musk with potential $1 BILLION fine for breaking disinformation laws'

The penalties are expected to be announced this summer, sources said, and will be the first to be issued under the new EU law which aims to force social media companies to police their services.

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3 w. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump tariffs: ‘America is finally free from the tyranny of being able to buy stuff from other countries’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s ‘liberation day’ of sweeping tariffs and a liberal judge’s victory over an Elon Musk-backed candidate in WisconsinLate-night hosts delve into Donald Trump’s so-called “liberation day” of tariffs and the defeat of an Elon Musk-backed candidate in the Wisconsin supreme court race. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Now Elon Musk spreads a conspiracy theory over Wisconsin Supreme Court defeat

‘Election fraud is alive and well and it lives in Wisconsin’ according to Republican lobbyist Roger Stone

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3 w. ago ‘Loser’: Musk endures wave of gloating on X after liberal judge wins Wisconsin race

Democrats seize on result as a referendum on Musk and an emphatic repudiation of Trump’s richest supporter and allyDemocrats were tasting unfamiliar triumphalism on Wednesday after the election for a vacant Wisconsin supreme court seat turned into an emphatic repudiation of Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s richest supporter and key ally.Musk endured a wave of gloating on X, his own the social media platform, after Brad Schimel, a Trump-endorsed judge that he spent $25m supporting lost by 10 percentage points to Susan Crawford, whose victory sustained a four-three liberal majority on the court. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Elon Musk 'set to leave Donald Trump's cabinet', president tells allies

Donald Trump has told close allies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will take a step back in the coming weeks, it has been reported, as backlash of Musk's influence over the government grows

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3 w. ago Fox News reporter bursts bubble and tells Fox & Friends that Wisconsin’s just not that into Elon Musk

‘For all the record-setting money spent here in Wisconsin, it seems Wisconsin voters weren't really swayed by the star power of Elon Musk,’ correspondent Mike Tobin reported on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Morning Joe hosts revel in Elon Musk’s failure in Wisconsin after multi

Musk had previously said the outcome of the vote will direct the “destiny of humanity”

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3 w. ago Democrats hail major win as Susan Crawford delivers blow to Trump and Musk in Wisconsin – US politics live

Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat on Wisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularityLiberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidateDonald Trump’s planned tariffs will be negative across the world, with the damage depending on how far they go, how long they last and whether they lead to successful negotiations, the European Central Bank head, Christine Lagarde, said on Wednesday.The Trump administration on Wednesday is set to announce “reciprocal tariffs” targeting nations that have duties on US goods. That move would come after it slapped new import levies on products from Mexico, China and Canada – the top US trading partners – as well as on goods including steel and autos.Wisconsin beat the billionaire.Wisconsin cannot be bought. Our democracy is not for sale. And when we fight, we win. Congratulations, @CrawfordForWI Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How much did Elon Musk blow on Wisconsin Supreme Court race?

‘Money is flowing into the race from all over the country,’ Brennan Center for Justice experts wrote ahead of the judicial race

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3 w. ago Elon Musk mocked for trying to spin the Wisconsin Election result: ‘You failed, you couldn’t buy the vote’

Musk jumped on to X to scorn ‘the long con of the left’ shortly after the Democratic defeat

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3 w. ago 'Send Elon Musk to all the close races': Democrats rejoice as billionaire's pick is defeated in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

The billionaire Trump aide and his affiliated groups spent more than $21million supporting the defeated conservative candidate

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3 w. ago Elon Musk breaks silence after his candidate loses Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Musk jumped on to X to scorn ‘the long con of the left’ shortly after the Democratic defeat

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3 w. ago Trump live: Wisconsin result marks massive blow to president just hours before ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement

Elon Musk-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court election candidate has been defeated at the ballot box by liberal judge Susan Crawford

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3 w. ago Susan Crawford says ‘courts are not for sale’ after Elon Musk spends millions in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Judge says voters ‘fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy’

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