Among other existential battles, Democrats are fighting the appearance of having cried wolf when it comes to portraying Donald Trump as a "threat to democracy." Many of their constituents, especially ...

President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech ...

Before you knock down a fence, make sure you understand why it was put there in the first place. Elon’s response to that, in ...

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Trump held crunch talks with Canada's Justin Trudeau as the tariff war escalates. The political enemies also spoke over the ...

Federal employees who resign can stop working and keep their pay and benefits until Sept. 30, the Trump administration said.

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla ...

Some Democrats view Big Tech’s rightward lurch as a political crisis, one brought on by their own party’s policy mistakes. In ...

As he offered his thanks to the crowd during a Trump inaugural event, Musk put his right hand to his heart, then extended his hand to the crowd with his palm slightly raised. He turned around and made ...

Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture ...