1 hour ago Elon Musk lashes out at Senate’s take on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill as support comes down to the wire

Senate Republicans dropped the final text of the sprawling 940-page bill late on Friday evening

Politics

2 h. ago Fresh blow for Musk’s DOGE as it loses power to award $500B in federal funds

US DOGE Service has lost control of government grants website in latest roadblock to trillions in cuts Elon Musk once hoped to achieve

Economics

29 h. ago Trump's Bezos wedding snub: How Amazon founder and bride Lauren Sanchez failed to cash in on Elon Musk fallout

President Trump's fall-out with Elon Musk has created an incredible opportunity for Jeff Bezos - and he is said to be keen to capitalize on it.

Politics

52 h. ago Your Middle East questions answered – from Trump’s fragile ceasefire to what Israelis think of Netanyahu

Readers shared their urgent questions about Israel, Iran, Trump, and Netanyahu with our world affairs editor, Sam Kiley, who has been reporting from Tel Aviv amid rising tensions in the region

Politics

53 h. ago ‘Send them to Mars’: Glastonbury installation takes aim at Elon Musk

An anti-Brexit protest group has set up a billboard at Glastonbury Festival, taking aim at Elon Musk.

Politics

54 h. ago Elon Musk regains ownership of Gene Wilder’s former LA home after foreclosing on Willy Wonka star’s nephew

Tesla billionaire moved to foreclose on the property last November after Wilder’s nephew defaulted on loan payments

Politics

58 h. ago ‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk

Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetaryIn the psychedelic south-east corner of the Glastonbury festival site a rocket has been built to carry Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos on a one-way journey to Mars.The construction is not a hallucinatory vision but a installation designed by the political campaign group Led By Donkeys in collaboration with Block9, an area of Worthy Farm known for its immersive stage designs and diverse music genres. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago The Elon Musk effect continues as Europe’s Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row

Tesla's stock price fell by more than 4 per cent in early afternoon trading

Politics

3 d. ago Andy Murray plans to keep his kids away from ‘damaging’ social media

Boulter spoke out about the level of abuse she and other tennis players receive online.

Politics

3 d. ago Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions

Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosionsMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launches across the border in the United States.Mexico’s government was studying which international laws were being violated in order to file “the necessary lawsuits” because “there is indeed contamination”, Sheinbaum told her morning news conference on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Trump responds to Nato head’s ‘daddy’ remark: ‘I think he likes me’

Donald Trump has responded to being called “daddy” by Nato chief Mark Rutte during a summit in The Hague on Wednesday (25 June).

Politics

3 d. ago Voices: As Tesla’s sales continue to slump, is it time for Elon Musk to step aside?

The former ‘first buddy’ is back in the driving seat of his car business, but hasn’t been able to take the brakes off decline in the key European market since leaving the White House. So who else might be able to turn around the fortunes of the EV juggernaut, asks James Moore

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3 d. ago Trump's budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS cuts, watchdog warns

The budget bill championed by President Donald Trump could complicate next year’s tax filing season after the IRS lost one-quarter of its employees through staffing cuts

Events

4 d. ago Elon Musk claims he ‘does not use a computer’ in OpenAI lawsuit

Elon Musk’s legal team claims he “does not use a computer,” despite the tech mogul’s many social media posts about his laptop.

Politics

5 d. ago Drivers are just realising why Elon Musk's car company is called Tesla

Tesla is one of the most famous car companies in the world - but the name has a very special meaning few people know about thanks to Elon Musk. Here's what you need to know

Transport

5 d. ago A MacArthur 'genius' skewers philanthropy in a farcical play tackling oligarchy and arts funding

A new play by MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Taylor Mac invites questions about the moral value of philanthropy in a society denounced by the comedy as “feudal.”

Politics

6 d. ago Trump prepares to jet to NATO as poll reveals Americans think White House backs Russia over Ukraine

Donald Trump will head to the NATO Summit this week - as a recent poll found that more Americans think his administration is siding with Russia over Ukraine in negotiations to end the war.

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6 d. ago Hegseth’s call for ‘peace’ shows Trump thinks he can have it both ways despite his punishing Iran ‘Hammer’ strike

How US could now be headed for another Iraq War-style 'break it, you bought it' involvement in Middle East, writes John Bowden

Politics

6 d. ago Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump, the US president proves him wrong

When Trump left the G7 Starmer told journalists that the US president wanted to de-escalate the Middle East crisis. Five days later Trump bombs Iran. The Independent’s David Maddox looks at why the prime minister keeps getting Trump wrong

Politics

6 d. ago Elon Musk pins his hopes on a fleet of robotaxis as Tesla sales tank

Tesla shareholders have stood by Musk over the years

Economics