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Trump defends Musk's role as government programs are targeted
President Trump defended Elon Musk's work in targeting government agencies and programs for cutbacks, including USAID. The White House says Musk is designated a "special government employee." NBC ...NBC News - 8h -
Weighing the Fallout From Trump’s Looming Trade War
Business groups, economists and even some Republicans cautioned that new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China could undercut U.S. industry and the economy.The New York Times - 19h -
5 takeaways on Musk, Trump war with USAID
President Trump and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have moved to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which spent some $30 billion last year on humanitarian, ...The Hill - 9h -
Progressive Democrats accuse Trump and Musk of ‘a plutocratic coup’
Lawmakers point to shutting of USAid and accessing federal payment system as markings of ‘constitutional crisis’. Progressive lawmakers condemned Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Monday, pointing to ...The Guardian - 9h -
What to know about Trump, Musk and USAID
Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, were told to stay home Monday and billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk says the agency is on the verge of being shut ...CBS News - 16h -
Musk: Trump 'agreed' USAID should be shut down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said early Monday that President Trump has “agreed” to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers billions of dollars of ...The Hill - 19h -
FirstFT: Trump’s trade war rocks global markets
Also in today’s newsletter, America’s corporate bosses cosy up to Musk, and Latam Airlines’ ambitious growth planFinancial Times - 20h -
The Trump trade war begins
The new Trump administration places 25% tariffs on US neighbours; 10% on ChinaFinancial Times - 1d -
The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war
Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will harm America’s own economy and diplomatic powerFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump is waging war against his own government
Trump is waging war against his own government, creating a deep sense of fear in the federal workforce — and recipients of federal aid.NBC News - 1d -
Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint
Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump World learns how to deal with Musk
President Trump’s allies and aides are learning to deal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has had a consistent presence in the early days of the Trump administration. Musk had a front-row seat at ...The Hill - 4d -
Evening Report — Trump stirs culture wars
{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Greg Nash Trump zeroes in on cultural flashpoints PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING AIM at cultural flashpoints, signing executive orders to reverse or scale ...The Hill - Jan. 27 -
A farcical Colombian chapter in Trump’s trade war
A pointless spat over deportation flights shows the destructive futility aheadFinancial Times - Jan. 27 -
The Wars Within Trump’s Court
The second Trump White House is starting out with a remarkable degree of conflict among different individuals, constituencies and worldviews.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Trump’s new economic war
The president’s ultimatums and demands on allies and rivals suggest he will use America’s financial might as a cudgelFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Putin ‘ready for negotiations’ with Trump on Ukraine war
Russian president strikes noticeably favourable tone, downplaying Trump’s economic threats. Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to discuss the war in Ukraine with Donald Trump and suggested it ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars
The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
How Trump can end Biden’s war on innovation
The policies of the last four years, ranging from technology giveaways to taxpayer-funded patent infringement, have killed good-paying jobs and driven investment out of key high-tech fields.The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Musk undercuts Trump on Stargate AI investment announcement
Open AI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son appeared alongside President Donald Trump to announce the Stargate plan.CNBC - Jan. 23 -
Trump Escalates His War on D.E.I.
President Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion policies has begun in federal agencies, and is jolting corporate America as well.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
How to stop Donald Trump exporting trade wars
Distortions from US tariffs need not be disastrousFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Trump talks tough with Putin on ending Ukraine war
President Trump is turning up the heat on Russian President Vladimir Putin in his first days in power, seeking to pressure Russia’s leader to come to the negotiating table for a deal to end the war ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally
The billionaire says his critics "need better dirty tricks" after a gesture likened to a Nazi salute.BBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump: Putin 'destroying Russia' with war in Ukraine
President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “destroying Russia” with its nearly three-year war in Ukraine, adding he hopes the Kremlin leader is open to making a deal to end the ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Elon Musk's gesture at Trump rally draws scrutiny
He made the gesture while thanking supporters for contributing to Trump's victory.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
How could Elon Musk influence Donald Trump?
Several tech CEOs were present at President Trump's inauguration, including X's Elon Musk. Walter Isaacson, who has spent significant time with Musk and wrote his biography, joins CBS News with his ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office. The War Rages On.
Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be untrue.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot
Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got. Seldom in recent history has class war been waged so blatantly. Generally, ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
Elon Musk to speak at Trump's inauguration weekend rally
Elon Musk is among the speakers who will precede President-elect Donald Trump at his pre-inaugural rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, according to a source familiar with the planning.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Microsoft leaders meet with Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago
Microsoft’s top leaders met with President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Microsoft CEO Satya ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Trump’s return raises prospect of global tax war
Plans to levy higher rates on US multinationals could spur president-elect to respond with tariffsFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld. In early 2017, Mark Zuckerberg was on what might be termed an “apology tour” of the United ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Musk-Trump relationship not a 'concern': Hyundai CEO
Hyundai CEO José Muñoz said he’s not concerned about the relationship between President-elect Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose company is one of Hyundai’s biggest competitors. Instead, Munoz ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
‘We will glorify war – and scorn for women’: Marinetti, the futurist Mussolini sidekick who outdid Elon Musk
He was the brilliant yet alarming writer of the Futurist Manifesto, a bohemian poet jailed with Mussolini who helped forge the modern world. As a new show re-examines his troubling legacy, we ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Musk emerges as Trump foreign policy wild card
Elon Musk has increasingly waded into foreign politics from the perch of his social platform X — a development that experts say likely raises questions for U.S. allies about his role in foreign ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Would Trump really go to war with Europe for Greenland?
Also in this newsletter: French and German business spar over green rulesFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Haberman: Trump complaining Musk is 'around a lot'
The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman said President-elect Trump is complaining that tech billionaire Elon Musk is “around a lot.” “Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Musk’s war on America’s allies
The question of whether he is speaking for Trump is urgent for EuropeFinancial Times - Jan. 7