70 m. ago Many say Elon Musk 'wants to be the US President' as he launches party – but there's reason he can't

Elon Musk has announced that his new America Party has been "formed" in what appears to be a dig at former ally-turned-foe Donald Trump, sparking speculation that he could be looking to run for presidency himself

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5 h. ago Elon Musk faces glaring hurdle as he forms new America Party after Trump feud

The former 'First Buddy' announced the foundation of the new party on his X social media platform on Saturday.

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5 h. ago Elon Musk to create new political party after explosive fallout with Trump

The billionaire businessman, 54, revealed on Saturday that he had established the America Party

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14 h. ago Elon Musk claims he has ‘formed’ his own political party after fallout with Trump: ‘Give you back your freedom’

Elon Musk says he is forming the ‘America Party’ as he feuds with Trump over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

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15 h. ago Elon Musk launches new political party after blockbuster fallout with Trump

The former 'First Buddy' announced the foundation of the America Party on his X social media platform on Saturday.

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16 h. ago Elon Musk declares new America Party is 'formed' with dig at Donald Trump

Elon Musk gave hundreds of millions of dollars to Donald Trump in the last race for the White House but their alliance has fractured - and Musk is now starting his own party

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16 h. ago Elon Musk starts 'America Party' as he goes against President Trump after fall

The announcement comes after the pair fell out . . . made up and then fell out again last week, which saw Donald Trump confirm that he would take a look at deporting Elon Musk from the US

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20 h. ago From primary challenges to stranded astronauts: How Elon Musk can hurt Donald Trump

In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes. But that doesn’t mean he has no cards to play, writes Io Dodds

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21 h. ago Elon Musk’s proposed new political party could focus on a few pivotal congressional seats

Billionaire said his ‘America party’ would try to turn attainable House and Senate seats to decide major issuesThe new US political party that Elon Musk has boasted about possibly bankrolling could initially focus on a handful of attainable House and Senate seats while striving to be the decisive vote on major issues amid the thin margins in Congress.Tesla and SpaceX’s multibillionaire CEO mused about that approach on Friday in a post on X, the social media platform which he owns, as he continued feuding with Donald Trump over the spending bill that the president has signed into law. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Elon Musk’s ‘America’ party could focus on a few pivotal congressional seats

Billionaire says his new political party could try to turn attainable House and Senate seats to decide major issuesThe new US political party that Elon Musk has boasted about bankrolling could initially focus on a handful of attainable House and Senate seats while striving to be the decisive vote on major issues amid the thin margins in Congress.Tesla and SpaceX’s multibillionaire CEO mused about that approach on Friday in a post on X, the social media platform he owns, as he continued feuding with Donald Trump over the spending bill that the president has signed into law. On Saturday, without immediately elaborating, the former Trump adviser announced on X that he had created the so-called America party. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago ‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing

Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops on the highway – have led to questions about the safety of the brand. Why won’t Tesla give any answers?It was a Monday afternoon in June 2023 when Rita Meier, 45, joined us for a video call. Meier told us about the last time she said goodbye to her husband, Stefan, five years earlier. He had been leaving their home near Lake Constance, Germany, heading for a trade fair in Milan.Meier recalled how he hesitated between taking his Tesla Model S or her BMW. He had never driven the Tesla that far before. He checked the route for charging stations along the way and ultimately decided to try it. Rita had a bad feeling. She stayed home with their three children, the youngest less than a year old. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Illegal migrants could be at mercy of bears next if top Trump aide has his way

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller's wishes could leave illegal migrants at the hands of vicious bears.

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42 h. ago Elon Musk finally unleashes on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill victory with brutal troll after eyebrow

Elon Musk is musing about the best way to create his new America Party now that Congress has passed President Donald Trump 's 'Big, Beautiful Bill.'

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43 h. ago Spitting Image is BACK with Prince Harry, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Angela Rayner in the firing line for outrageous new series

The satirical show is known for using puppets, voiced by comedians, to depict well-known figures.

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46 h. ago Nearly 40 percent of Americans say they would back Musk’s third party if he creates one, poll finds

It comes after the world’s richest man claimed he would launch ‘the America Party’ in response to Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ which he has described as ‘insane’

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55 h. ago UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar fundingThe head of the global agency tackling Aids says she expects HIV rates to soar and deaths to multiply in the next four years as a direct impact of the “seismic” US cuts to aid spending.Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAids, said that if the funding permanently disappeared, the world faced an additional 6 million HIV infections and 4 million Aids-related deaths by 2029. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Elon Musk goes quiet on Trump's epic Big, Beautiful Bill as Republicans brush off his ominous threats of political revenge

Is Elon Musk planning to make good on his pledges to primary Republicans and even start his own political party after Republicans passed Trump's budget bill?

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63 h. ago Trump outs himself as source spilling on 'crazy' Elon as top adviser blames rants on 'ketamine talking'

President Donald Trump outed himself as a source for spilling details on nemesis Elon Musk's drug use, the president's controversial biographer revealed.

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68 h. ago Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it?

Somalia is struggling with hunger, security and the impact of the climate crisis, despite decades of aid money worth billions of dollars, writes Nick Ferris. As aid money gets cut, is this the time for countries to wean themselves off aid dependency – and can they do it?

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2 d. ago Elon Musk urges release of Epstein files weeks after accusing Trump of being named in them

Tech billionaire’s renewed calls come less than a month after dropping ‘the really big bomb’ about President Trump

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