35 h. ago Trump fires White House staff after fears he's being 'sabotaged'

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer took credit for telling Donald Trump to remove personnel but the president downplayed her role when speaking to reporters.

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50 h. ago Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will leave top government role 'soon'

Musk has been heading up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) taskforce since Trump returned to office in January.

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4 d. ago Lee Westwood not convinced by Donald Trump role and disagrees with Rory McIlroy

Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood has questioned whether US President Donald Trump has the ability to oversee a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

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1 week ago NASA says Trump is responsible for stranded astronaut saga ending: 'It would not have happened'

NASA has finally revealed President Donald Trump's role in the stranded astronaut saga. The agency's Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore returned to Earth on March 18.

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1 week ago Elon Musk tries to 'intimidate' Donald Trump with subtle gesture to prove he's the boss

Elon Musk has carved out a major role for himself within the administration of Donald Trump after he bankrolled the Republican's run for the presidency last year

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1 week ago Multiple bombs found inside Tesla showroom in Texas amid wave of threats against Elon Musk

Musk’s role as Donald Trump’s ‘First Buddy’ has spilled over into vandalism across America

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1 week ago Mystery after former US Attorney Jessica Aber, 43, is found dead inside her Virginia home

Aber resigned from the high-profile role, which she’d held since 2021, shortly before Donald Trump took office

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2 w. ago So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job? | Sean Ingle

IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sportsBarely an hour after Kirsty Coventry had become the most powerful figure in global sport at the relatively tender age of 41, she faced a series of verbal grenades about how she might handle Donald Trump in her new role.What would the new president of the International Olympic Committee respond, the first interrogator asked, if the American president tried to cause trouble during the Los Angeles Olympics by banning athletes from certain countries? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’

Pam Bondi said the three accused had caused of ‘violent destruction’ of Tesla cars and charging stationsThe US attorney general announced charges against three people she accused of “violent destruction of Tesla properties”, amid protests and controversy over Tesla owner Elon Musk’s role in slashing US government staffing and budgets under Donald Trump.In a statement on Thursday, Pam Bondi said: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended. Let this be a warning: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Deeply uncomfortable’: UK Starlink users switch off over Musk’s political machinations

Numbers using satellite broadband system has been growing but users are having second thoughts due to Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administrationTesla sales have tumbled, X has seen an exodus of users, and now it seems cracks are appearing among those who have turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system as a means of staying connected in remote areas.While the number of Starlink users has been growing, some subscribers have been venting their frustrations over Musk’s political machinations, saying they will no longer use the high speed satellite internet system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Notable Tesla investor says he hopes Musk’s government role is ‘short

Christopher Tsai retains faith in carmaker’s earnings potential despite backlash that has seen its shares take a hitA devoted investor in Elon Musk’s Tesla – and once a close childhood friend of the US president’s eldest son and namesake – says he hopes the world’s richest man’s role in cutting federal spending for Donald Trump’s administration is “short-lived” and that he returns to managing his businesses.Investment manager Christopher Tsai, whose firm has tens of millions of dollars tied up in Tesla, said the stock market had demonstrated clear signs of displeasure with Musk’s activities at the so-called department of government efficiency. And, in an interview with the Guardian, Tsai said: “I hope his involvement with [Doge] is short-lived so he can spend even more time on his businesses.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Elon Musk protestors clash with cops in chaotic scenes after occupying Tesla showroom

A protest in Manhattan has become the latest in the US to target a Tesla site amid Elon Musk's continued DOGE role in Donald Trump's administration

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4 w. ago Is King Charles the 'secret to world peace'? The Mail's Royal experts discuss the monarch's role as 'linchpin' between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump on PALACE CONFIDENTIAL

In the latest episode of Palace Confidential, the Mail's Royal experts discuss the monarch's role as 'linchpin' between the US and the UK - and whether he will take on a peacekeeping role.

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last month New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments

Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign minister to say his position is ‘untenable’New Zealand’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has been removed from his role after publicly questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history – remarks that have rendered his position “untenable” in the eyes of New Zealand’s government.At a public Chatham House event in London this week, high commissioner Phil Goff asked a question of Finnish foreign affairs minister Elina Valtonen, who was speaking on how to keep the peace with Russia, with which Finland shares a border. Continue reading...

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