Elon Musk backs Howard Lutnick as agent for ‘change’ at US Treasury

Tesla boss publicly lobbies Trump to choose Cantor Fitzgerald boss over Scott Bessent in key economic role

World - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

Elon Musk endorses Trump's transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary

Elon Musk posted on X his endorsement of the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald on Saturday.

Business - CNBC - 6 hours ago

Musk backs Lutnick over Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk threw his support behind Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, over Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, as Treasury secretary in the next ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago

Trump’s Treasury secretary choice: Scott Bessent, Larry Kudlow or Howard Lutnick might be picked

Support for tariffs looks like a key qualification for this crucial job in the next Trump administration.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

TechScape: Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government?

Musk and Donald Trump propose a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, crypto wins big in the election and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok. • Don’t get TechScape delivered ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Howard Lutnick Is Scouting Trump’s Nominees. Some Will Oversee His Interests.

Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team and a Wall Street financier, is leading the search for appointees while still running his businesses.

Business - The New York Times - November 9

How Elon Musk Changed Course to Go All Out for Trump

The billionaire has poured nearly $120 million into a pro-Trump voting effort and used his social media platform, X, to spread misinformation, despite public statements he made in the past about ...

Business - The New York Times - November 1

First Elon Musk changed Twitter to X — then he made it a MAGA haven

As Musk has quickly become one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters, he has transformed X into a MAGA mouthpiece.

Elon Musk backs Sen. Rick Scott for majority leader

On Wednesday, Senate Republicans will select the next majority leader. Several Trump allies, including billionaire Elon Musk, are pushing for Florida Sen. Rick Scott. CBS News congressional ...

Trump takes a break from making Cabinet picks to attend UFC championship fight in New York

President-elect Donald Trump is attending the UFC heavyweight championship clash at Madison Square Garden

Sports - ABC News - 20 minutes ago

Bessent and Lutnick lead Trump Treasury job race after Paulson exits

Billionaire says ‘complex’ financial ties triggered withdrawal from consideration for top US economy role

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

US probing Elon Musk's Tesla over self-driving systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's evaluation is the first step toward a potential recall of 2.4 million Tesla vehicles

Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report

Washington Post contrasts the episode with the South African multibillionaire’s anti-immigration views. Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in the US after abandoning a graduate studies program in ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla

Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Musk can continue with election cash giveaways for now, judge rules

Prosecutors say the case will now move to a federal court, following a request from Musk's lawyers.

Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump’s Incoming Administration

Since the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect.

Business - The New York Times - November 9

Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?

The Tesla CEO claimed he could slash US spending by eradicating “waste”.

The Conspiracy Theory That Elon Musk Stole the Election Using Starlink Is Everywhere Now

The rapid spread of false claims about election fraud has experts worried. While not being promoted by politicians or the media, as similar claims were in 2020, the conspiracy theories are still ...

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Billionaires like Elon Musk don’t just think they’re better than the rest of us – they hate us | Zoe Williams

The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them. Nearly three years ago, I ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Elon Musk raises payment offer to $100 for voters who sign petition for gun and speech rights

Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition.

Elon Musk $1 million voter lottery suit sent back to state court

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC have backed Donald Trump in the presidential election against Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Elon Musk's many hats

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What a Trump win could mean for Musk's businesses Elon Musk is wearing multiple hats this election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Elon Musk goes to Washington

Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

As Silicon Valley eyes US election, beware Elon Musk and the tech bros with political nous | John Naughton

The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation under the Democrats. Way back in the 1960s “the personal is political” was a powerful slogan capturing the ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

How Trump ally Elon Musk is using social media to prime voter mistrust

CBS News analysis finds tech billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk has amassed billions of views in posts on X about election fraud conspiracies.

Elon Musk is trying to buy the US election for Donald Trump. What does he want in return? | Arwa Mahdawi

Billionaire funding is flooding into the ex-president’s campaign. If he wins, will we see prisons on Mars and Taylor Swift shot into space?. Welcome to The Maga Millions: a thrilling new contest in ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Ben Jennings on Elon Musk’s offer to give $1m to one US voter a day – cartoon

World - The Guardian - October 24

Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms

The richest man in the world appears to have worked in the US without authorization. According to experts, if he did so and lied about it as part of the immigration process, he could be denaturalized.

Tech - Wired - October 31

US judge returns lawsuit against Elon Musk’s $1m voter scheme to state court

Civil suit claims that tech billionaire and his Trump-supporting America Pac giveaway is illegal lottery. A federal judge on Friday denied an attempt by America Pac – the political action committee ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to US voters in swing states, judge rules

The giveaway is not a lottery-like contest and the recipients are not chosen randomly, his lawyer said.

Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live

Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Elon Musk's PAC Is Buying Ads for Donald Trump on Elon Musk's X

America PAC purchased ads yielding tens of millions of impressions on X between July 8 and October 1, according to the platform’s ad disclosure data.

Tech - Wired - October 21

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking?

The billionaire has reportedly been in regular contact with the Russian president, heaping more scrutiny on the power and influence the entrepreneur wields over the U.S. government.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Bid to soften farm tax change rejected by Treasury

The department for rural affairs suggested exempting some older farmers from having to pay, Newsnight is told.

Debt rule to change to fund major projects

Government claims the move contrasts with former PM Liz Truss's controversial mini-Budget.

Obama says ‘you can count on Kamala’ at Philadelphia rally – as it happened

This blog is closing now, thanks for following along. You can find all of our US elections coverage here . . Outcry over Trump’s hint at ‘little secret’ with House Republicans Share your ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

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