42 h. ago Unstoppable force loses battle with immovable object: Elon bows to Trump

Four days into a public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, I declare Musk the loserElon Musk and Donald Trump are no longer friends. Tension between the two exploded into public view in the middle of last week, with each leveling sharp barbs at the other. Four days into the public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, though, I declare Musk the loser. An unstoppable force has lost its battle with an immovable object.From my colleagues Hugo Lowell and Andrew Roth: On Thursday, Elon Musk called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and mocked his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the US president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies, in an extraordinary social media feud that erupted between the former allies. The direct shots at Trump were the latest twist in the public showdown over a Republican spending bill that Musk had criticized. Conti...

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3 d. ago Sir Nick Faldo takes swipe at UK while bragging about Donald Trump friendship

Multimillionaire golfer Nick Faldo, who was knighted for services to sport, told how he has no plans to return to Britain after taking a recent stroll down Eton High Street

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4 d. ago Oscar winner says Hollywood friends 'cancelled' him as he voted for Donald Trump

Producer Brian Grazer, a long-time Democratic donor, said the reaction he received after admitting he voted for Donald Trump made him feel like he was 'getting cancelled'

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5 d. ago Inside story of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's friendship after Elon Musk suggested the President appeared in FBI files. So what's the truth about claims of topless girls?

Like two little boys trading playground insults they know are escalating out of control, the pair had been sparring all day - until one of them finally blurted out the slur he knew might end their friendship for ever.

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5 d. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump v Musk: ‘Like Real Housewives on the girls’ trip’

Late-night hosts discuss the social media war of words between Donald Trump and former friend Elon MuskLate-night hosts relish the dramatic fallout between Donald Trump and his erstwhile friend and ally Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Inside 'best friends' Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein's relationship from 'gropes' to snaps

Donald Trump's relationship with paedo financier Jeffrey Epstein has rocketed back into the spotlight after the most powerful civillian of all time and fomer top presidential advisor dropped a major 'bomb'

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5 d. ago Inside Donald Trump and Epstein's relationship from 'terrific guy' to 'fun to be with'

Donald Trump's relationship with paedo financier Jeffrey Epstein has rocketed back into the spotlight after the most powerful civillian of all time and fomer top presidential advisor dropped a major 'bomb'

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4 w. ago Trump reveals mystery friend taking 'fat shot' called him and is 'very concerned' about being named

Donald Trump says he spoke with his friend after he used a story about him buying the 'fat drug shot' overseas at a discounted rate as an antidote for his effort to lower prescription drug prices.

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4 w. ago Trump 2.0 takes quid pro quo fears to new heights with $400m flying grift

Accepting a ‘gift’ of a luxury jet from Qatar is just the most eye-catching of the president’s ethically questionable actsUS politics live – latest updatesFox & Friends, the show beamed into millions of rightwing Americans’ homes every morning, is not generally considered to be the place where Donald Trump faces the tough questions. The “& Friends” in the show’s title gives that away.But on Monday morning, the show’s co-host Brian Kilmeade put the billion-dollar question to the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. News had just broken that Trump had decided to accept a gift of a $400m luxury jumbo jet from the government of Qatar, a petro-state which the president once denounced as a “funder of terrorism”. Continue reading...

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