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Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race
Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’. Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin ...The Guardian - 5d -
Laid-off federal workers likely targets of US adversaries: Intelligence
Adversaries are targeting federal workers who have been laid off amid the Trump administration's attempt to downsize to recruit as spies, according to new intelligence.ABC News - 18h -
Trump news at a glance: sweeping tariffs announced; Musk could be nearing end of role
Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025. ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘Loser’: Musk endures wave of gloating on X after liberal judge wins Wisconsin race
Democrats seize on result as a referendum on Musk and an emphatic repudiation of Trump’s richest supporter and ally. Democrats were tasting unfamiliar triumphalism on Wednesday after the election ...The Guardian - 2d -
Voters Will Offer an Early Assessment of Trump and Musk
Also, prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The New York Times - 3d -
Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say
Unofficial Trump adviser’s cost-cutting team to finalize shuttering the foreign aid agency on which millions depend. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting team is ...The Guardian - 3d -
What to know about foreign college students targeted by Trump for deportation
The Trump administration has set off a firestorm by revoking the visas of international U.S. college students involved in campus protests.ABC News - 1d -
US neo-Nazi group with Russia-based leader calls for targeted Ukraine attacks
The Base, terrorist group founded in 2018, free to export violence abroad as Trump pulls FBI from pursuing far right. A US neo-Nazi terrorist group with a Russia -based leader is calling for ...The Guardian - 2h -
Trump executive order targets the Smithsonian over 'divisive, race-centered ideology'
President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 28 -
UAW's Shawn Fain slams Trump executive order targeting federal unions
UAW president Shawn Fain said Trump's order to end collective bargaining for swath of federal workers would cost 700,000 people their union contracts.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Russia targets Ukrainian military hospital as Trump lashes out at Putin
President Trump offered his most critical comments at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made about the leader of Ukraine.CBS News - 5d -
Doug Emhoff’s Law Firm Is Said to Be Trump’s Next Target
The firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, also employs a top investigator for the congressional committee that documented President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages and higher prices for generic drugs.The New York Times - 1d -
Why Trump Is coming for the lawyers
Trump has launched a campaign of political terror and intimidation against the legal profession, targeting firms such as Covington and Burling, Paul Weiss, and Jenner & Block, and threatening to ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
President Trump is already showing signs of concern that his targets may team up against him.The New York Times - 3d -
UK-Gambian student targeted by Trump leaves the US
British citizen Momodou Taal had his visa revoked due to protest activities opposing Israel.BBC News - 4d -
Trump’s tariffs in brief: universal levies and targeted retaliation
New duties imposed by US president will send shockwaves through global supply chainsFinancial Times - 2d -
The world’s tiniest nations targeted in Trump’s trade war
The ‘mountain kingdom’ of Lesotho joins Pacific island Nauru on list of countries hit with punishing US tariffsFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping, reselling
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed to crack down on ticket scalping and resale practices, alongside rock star Kid Rock. The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and ...The Hill - 4d -
Doge eyes cuts to Peace Corps with in-person visit and records access
Agency that sends volunteers to countries around world expects ‘additional visits’ from Musk cost-cutting team. The Peace Corps is the latest federal agency to be targeted by Elon Musk’s unofficial ...The Guardian - 12h -
Musk denies role in Trump administration could soon end
Position heading so-called efficiency department thought to be vulnerable after loss of Wisconsin supreme court electionFinancial Times - 2d -
Republicans aren't panicking about Trump or Elon Musk after Tuesday’s elections
Republicans say they’re not panicking as they gear up for major races this year and a fierce battle for control of Congress next year, despite getting shellacked in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump's crusade against big law firms sparks fears of long-lasting damage
President Trump has signed a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting some of the nation's most prominent law firms.CBS News - 2d -
Two major elections and Karen Read murder case retrial: Morning Rundown
Today’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida will serve as a referendum on Donald Trump and Elon Musk.NBC News - 4d -
Tesla suffers worst quarter since 2022 as deliveries tumble
Shares rise on report Elon Musk to leave Trump administrationFinancial Times - 2d -
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Trump run for a third term?
And why is Elon Musk handing out $1 million dollar cheques to voters?BBC News - 4d -
Trump White House brushes off Wisconsin loss amid warning signs around Elon Musk's role
As Democrats celebrate a battleground-state win in the most expensive judicial campaign in U.S. history, President Donald Trump and the GOP are confronting a worrying early sign about what the ...NBC News - 3d -
A $90m litmus test - Wisconsin court vote becomes referendum on Musk
The priciest judicial contest in US history will indicate voter sentiment towards President Trump's billionaire ally.BBC News - 4d -
Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk
Liberals will maintain their narrow majority on the court after Crawford’s victory in the first battleground state election of Trump’s second term.NBC News - 3d -
The right’s legal heavyweight takes on Trump
President Trump has an unlikely foe in his efforts to target Big Law firms: Paul Clement. Clement is a conservative legal heavyweight who served as solicitor general in President George W. Bush’s ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.Wired - 2d -
Disney Becomes FCC Target for DEI Policies
The Trump administration wants to make DEI policies and language “illegal” in federal workplaces and corporate offices across the U.S. Efforts to force foreign partners to do the same aren’t going ...Inc. - 4d -
Elon Musk Made an Election About Him and Wisconsin Said, ‘No, Thanks’
Republicans would be wise to seize the moment while this failure is raw to remind Trump what a political loser his buddy is turning out to be.The New York Times - 3d -
Some foreign students are being targeted for deportation. What are their rights?
The Trump administration has revoked a number of student visas. What are their rights?ABC News - 4d -
The Florida and Wisconsin election results are a warning for Trump and Republicans | Lloyd Green
Republicans in Florida couldn’t re-create Trump’s November margins, while Musk’s efforts in Wisconsin failed. Donald Trump and the Republicans ought to be wary of a possible blue wave in next ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs
Aside from climate change and pollution, penguins are now facing one more threat from humanity: President Donald Trump’s tariffs.NBC News - 1d -
Cornell student targeted by Trump admin says he's leaving US
Cornell University student Momodou Taal, whose visa was revoked over his involvement in pro-Palestinian campus protests, said he left the United States voluntarily on Monday after a judge declined ...The Hill - 4d -
Apple and other US tech groups hit as Trump targets suppliers
Shares in big retailers also tumble as they face turmoil in China and other manufacturing basesFinancial Times - 2d