Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to require billionaire Elon Musk […]
China has reacted fiercely to President Trump’s newly unveiled plans to develop a cutting edge massive missile defense system to cover the entire territory of the United States, dubbed the “Golden Dome” – and which would utilize space. The plan is for space-based interceptors to be able to shoot down the most advanced missiles in the […]
JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday for a make-or-break session, despite new accusations from the president this past Friday that South Africa is “out of control” and committing genocide. Speaking on Air Force One as it returned from the Persian Gulf […]
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to step in and shut down what the government called a “sweeping, intrusive” legal discovery process against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying a lower court has turned the law on its head. Source link
On Tuesday, Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk found himself in a heated discussion with CNBC’s David Faber regarding his involvement in federal spending cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration. What Happened: The conversation, part of CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” initially centered on Tesla and autonomous vehicles but soon shifted to Musk’s role with the Department […]
Elon Musk gave an interview to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, appearing remotely to an audience at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. And while the billionaire oligarch has given plenty of whiny and childish interviews over the years, his latest is one of the most juvenile to date. Musk repeatedly insulted the interviewer for asking […]
Dozens of lawsuits have challenged Trump administration efforts to fire federal workers By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Tens of thousands of U.S. government workers have chosen to resign rather than endure what many view as a torturous wait for the Trump administration to carry out its threats to fire them, say unions, governance experts and the […]
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Following up on a story we shared with you on April 25, more states are looking for their own “DOGE,” or Department of Government Efficiency. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a “DOGE task force” to audit spending, cut bureaucracy, and eliminate DEI programs. Earlier this year, the Georgia Senate passed a bill aimed at […]
By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Together We Stand… Ratings… UMich We already covered the Trump PIVOT and the Trump PUT as positives in the past week. We got to kick off the first half hour of Bloomberg TV on Tuesday and published the Around the World Podcast on Thursday. Neil Wiley, formerly from the […]
