3 h. ago Democrat fires back nasty accusation against Elon Musk as 'traitor' spat intensifies

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly fired back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire doubled down on calling the combat veteran a 'traitor.'

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17 h. ago Senator Mark Kelly snaps back again after Musk doubles down on ‘traitor’ insult

‘Standing with our allies and standing up for democracy is in the best interest of the United States,’ said Kelly after Musk ripped him again for supporting wounded soldiers in Urkaine

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21 h. ago Musk defends Doge on Fox News with false claims: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’

Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Musk defends Doge and cuts on Fox News: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’

Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities

Space agency reportedly being pushed to focus on Mars, a priority of commercial partner SpaceX founder Elon Musk

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3 d. ago Tesla sales plunge 42% in Europe and market share continues to shrink amid fallout over Elon Musk's support for hard

Tesla's market share in Europe continued to shrink year-on-year in February, as sales dropped for a second consecutive month despite rising overall EV registrations on the continent.

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7 d. ago Hegseth says Musk did not see China war plan as Trump announces new jet fighter program – US politics live

Defense secretary says Musk was at Pentagon to talk about efficiencies; president says new F-47 jet has state-of-the-art stealth technologyTrump awards Boeing contract to build next-generation US fighter jetIn Tempe on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez praised Arizona voters for electing two Democratic senators. She then swiped at the state’s former one-term senator, Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic party to become an independent while in office and declined to seek re-election. “One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Sinema recently resurfaced old comments by Ocasio-Cortez attacking the then-senator over her refusal to abolish the filibuster, a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation. Last week, House Democrats implored their Senate counterparts to use the filibuster to block a Republican-drafted funding bill. “Change of...

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7 d. ago Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid harsh selloff

Musk predicts ‘bright’ future despite Tesla bearing brunt of backlash against his role in Trump’s administrationUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk attempted to reassure Tesla employees of the automaker’s “bright and exciting” future at a company all-hands meeting on Thursday, urging them not to sell their stock even as the company’s valuation slides precipitously downward.“There are times when there are rocky moments,” the billionaire CEO told his employees. “But what I’m here to tell you is that the future is incredibly bright and exciting, and we’re going to do things that no one has even dreamed of.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump could announce new jet fighter program; Musk visits Pentagon – US politics live

President and Pete Hegseth are due to address reporters in the Oval Office amid reports new jets are feared towards fending off ChinaIn Tempe on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez praised Arizona voters for electing two Democratic senators. She then swiped at the state’s former one-term senator, Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic party to become an independent while in office and declined to seek re-election. “One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Sinema recently resurfaced old comments by Ocasio-Cortez attacking the then-senator over her refusal to abolish the filibuster, a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation. Last week, House Democrats implored their Senate counterparts to use the filibuster to block a Republican-drafted funding bill. “Change of heart on the filibuster I see!” Sinema posted. “Still no. In fact, the sa...

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7 d. ago Musk arrives at Pentagon amid reports he will be briefed on China war plans – US politics live

Trump and Hegseth deny NYT report that ally due to be briefed on US military’s plan for any war that might break out with ChinaIn Tempe on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez praised Arizona voters for electing two Democratic senators. She then swiped at the state’s former one-term senator, Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic party to become an independent while in office and declined to seek re-election. “One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Sinema recently resurfaced old comments by Ocasio-Cortez attacking the then-senator over her refusal to abolish the filibuster, a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation. Last week, House Democrats implored their Senate counterparts to use the filibuster to block a Republican-drafted funding bill. “Change of heart on the filibuster I see!” Sinema posted. “Still no. In fact, the same Dem...

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7 d. ago Musk to visit Pentagon amid reports of briefing on potential war with China – US politics live

Trump and Hegseth deny NYT report that ally due to be briefed on US military’s plan for any war that might break out with ChinaDonald Trump and his defense secretary Pete Hegseth have both denied reports that Elon Musk will be allowed to see the US military’s secret plan for a potential war with China when he visits the Pentagon today.The president posted about the matter not once, but twice on Truth Social. Last night, he wrote:How ridiculous?” China will not even be mentioned or discussed. How disgraceful it is that the discredited media can make up such lies. Anyway, the story is completely untrue!!!We look forward to welcoming @elonmusk to the Pentagon tomorrow. But the fake news delivers again — this is NOT a meeting about “top secret China war plans.” It’s an informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies & smarter production. Gonna be great! Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for students – live

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressDefense secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that he would be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”Musk, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, and his Department of Government Efficiency have played an integral role in the administration’s push to dramatically reduce the size of the government. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for low

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressGood morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news on this Friday morning.We begin with the news that president Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades. The order says education secretary Linda McMahon will, “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities.” Eliminating the department altogether would be a cumbersome task, which likely would require an act of Congress, AP reported. In the weeks since he took office, the Trump administration already has cut the department’s staff in half and...

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8 d. ago Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans

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8 d. ago Scientist bluntly blasts Musk’s hope to go to Mars in the coming years: It’s not going to happen

A NASA advisor says billionaire’s ambitious timelines for Martian travel does not adding up with reality

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8 d. ago Elon Musk’s daughter says father’s rally gesture was ‘definitely a Nazi salute’

Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks communityVivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, has spoken out publicly about her father, saying that Musk “definitely [did] a Nazi salute” at two rallies in January and that he is part of a White House that’s “cartoonishly evil”.In a new interview with Teen Vogue, her second interview with the media since she publicly denounced her father last year, Wilson, 20, said that the things her father has been doing in the federal government were “fucking cringe”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Greenpeace to appeal verdict ordering them to pay at least $660m to energy firm for pipeline protests – live

Organisation condemns verdict that could bankrupt its US operation and risks ‘destroying right to peaceful protest’Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says juryDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s press secretary attacks federal judge in deportation case by name and calls him ‘Democrat activist’ – live

Karoline Leavitt singles out James Boasberg in briefing attacking federal judges as court battle over deportations continuesDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says

A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press

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9 d. ago Judge grudgingly extends deadline for Trump administration to give details on deportation flights – live

US government has until noon ET Friday to either provide details of the flights or to invoke a doctrine shielding information on national security groundsDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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