Trump Has the Worlds Richest Man on His Side What Does Musk Want

Elon Musk Steps Up His Support for Donald Trump’s Campaign

The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Elon Musk Is Already Asking Trump for Payback After Supporting His Campaign

The billionaire CEO reportedly began lobbying Trump to hire SpaceX employees for top Defense Department roles to help with government contracts and derail regulators.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition at Mar-a-Lago

He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit

Sources said that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day had begun to wear on people who’ve been in Trump’s inner circle

Trump’s greatest feat has been convincing ordinary Americans that he’s on their side. He is not | George Monbiot

The Republican candidate embodies all the worst aspects of capitalism, condensed into human form. Dear US voters, in the spirit in which I would beg a dear friend not to get a facial tattoo, I’m ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

What Trump has actually done for Black Americans

Trump’s botched response to the pandemic fell disproportionately on Black Americans.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

TechScape: X reaches its final form: Elon Musk has bent it to his will

The evolution of Musk’s X network is complete; why Reddit is profitable; and niche Halloween costumes. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Netanyahu Wanted Trump Back. But the Middle East Has Changed Since 2016.

The region looks different than when Donald Trump first took office, and so does Trump’s inner circle.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7

FirstFT: Jockeying to join Trump’s cabinet

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed and BoE rate decisions, and Germany’s government collapses

World - Financial Times - November 7

Trump Wants to Kill Biden’s Climate Law. It’s Making His Supporters Rich

Trump allies hold hundreds of millions in stakes in companies that benefitted from the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature climate law.

Business - Inc. - October 27

Who is RFK Jr, the health secretary pick that is raising eyebrows?

Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.

Trump FCC Pick Brendan Carr Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job

Brendan Carr wrote the Project 2025 chapter on the Federal Communications Commission. Now Donald Trump has tapped him to run the agency.

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

Is Trump More Flexible on China Than His Hawkish Cabinet Picks Suggest?

President-elect Donald J. Trump is assembling a team of aides bent on confrontation with China. But he also has advisers who do business there, including Elon Musk.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

China's second-richest man demands apology from ByteDance founder over online attacks

World - Yahoo News - 13 hours ago

What Elon Musk could gain from Trump's second term

Some of the richest men in the world have already become even richer due to President-elect Donald Trump's victory. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of Elon Musk, one of ...

What is DOGE, the new department Musk and Ramaswamy will lead under the Trump administration?

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will join forces to lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE, for short), President-elect Donald Trump announced. But what will the department do?

Politics - The Hill - November 13

What to know about Trump's DOGE, led by Musk and Ramaswamy

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what it's about.

What to know about Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s new administration

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been a key ally to President-elect Trump and now he’s been tasked with running the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside effort that is not part of the ...

2024 World Series: Dodgers' Mookie Betts 'wanted to fight' Yankees fan who grabbed his glove in Game 4

Betts got the last laugh in the end

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Steve McQueen on his second world war epic ‘Blitz’: ‘I just wanted to tell the truth’

His blockbuster shows wartime London in a new light — and might be his most personal film yet

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Slot is not Klopp, but his Liverpool side could emulate the 2019-20 champions

Arne Slot is trying to create his own identity as the head coach of Liverpool.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Want to understand what just happened? Try talking to Trump voters for a change.

Democrats should engage in conversations with Trump voters to understand why they voted for him, rather than making assumptions about them.

Politics - The Hill - November 6

What Big Tech CEOs want from a second Trump presidency

Leaders of Silicon Valley’s giants hope for a more permissive attitude on deals, antitrust and AI in the next administration

World - Financial Times - November 7

What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader?

Congressional Republicans are preparing to carry out President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. This weekend, he took to social media saying that the next Senate Republican leader must "agree to recess ...

Here's what's standing in the way of Trump getting whatever he wants

It’s unlikely that Trump can turn the country into a dictatorship with a few strokes of a pen. The courts are working in America, the sprawling federal bureaucracy is formidable and presidents do ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer

Veteran broadcaster Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after three years but, at age 77, he's not interested in retiring

Entertainment - ABC News - November 12

Trump Has the Worlds Richest Man on His Side What Does Musk Want

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