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After missteps in the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI director angrily vented to staff about perceived failure to keep him informed

After missteps in the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI director angrily vented to staff about perceived failure to keep him informed

One prominent strategist, Christopher Rufo, posted on X that it was “time for Republicans to assess whether Kash Patel is the right man to run the FBI.”

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

September 13, 2025

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The CEO caught hugging his HR chief at a Coldplay show has resigned after being placed on leave amid an investigation

By Lily Mae Lazarus

The campfire on the sandy beach at night. Tversted, Denmark.

Quantum computing is so fire—no, seriously. BofA says it could be humanity’s biggest breakthrough since the discovery of fire

Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Musk, who stormed into US politics as President Trump’s chainsaw-brandishing sidekick, announced on May 28 that he is leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal spending, shortly after his first major break with the President over Trump’s signature spending bill. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s latest blending of business interests puts his Grok AI chatbot in Teslas—and raises questions around data and privacy

By Jessica Mathews

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: The Federal Reserve building is seen on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been pressuring Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, says that he is “highly unlikely” to fire him. Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought has asked the Powell to respond to a series of questions about cost overruns in the nearly $2.5 billion renovation by July 21st. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

What if the Fed cut rates to just 1% like Trump wants? An analyst says it’s ‘ludicrous’ and may scare businesses

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Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’

Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’

February 13, 2025

Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan

Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Michael Casey and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk

Elon Musk wants to tear out entire federal agencies: ‘It’s like a weed. If you don’t remove the roots, the weed will grow back’

By Eleanor Pringle

February 13, 2025

Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds

Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds

By Hallie Golden and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’

Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

By Irina Ivanova

February 13, 2025

A price tag for a carton of eggs reads $19.79.

Inflation, egg prices, and gas prices all rose in January; Trump blames Biden

By Daniel Avis and AFP

February 13, 2025

Doctor and architect who fled Cuba only to get stuck south of the border turn to their Plan B: ‘Now, it’s the Mexican dream’

Doctor and architect who fled Cuba only to get stuck south of the border turn to their Plan B: ‘Now, it’s the Mexican dream’

By Megan Janetsky and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Trump keeps joking about a third term. Here’s what the constitution says

Trump keeps joking about a third term. Here’s what the constitution says

By Nicholas Riccardi and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Elon Musk speaks next to Donald Trump in the oval office

One by one, Republicans are speaking up against billionaire Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn DOGE tactics

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated Press

February 13, 2025

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla's Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019.

State Department might buy $400 million worth of ‘armored Teslas’ from DOGE head and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

By Amanda Gerut

February 13, 2025

US Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene

House Republicans join Elon Musk’s DOGE crusade to slash ‘stunning’ national debt

By Frankie Taggart and AFP

February 12, 2025

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shake hands

‘It’s time to stop this ridiculous war’—Trump and Putin come to the negotiating table over Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Trump just made his boldest move yet in an attempt to cut down the federal workforce

Trump just made his boldest move yet in an attempt to cut down the federal workforce

By Brit Morse and Azure Gilman

February 12, 2025

Donald Trump grimaces and looks to his left while on the field pregame at the Super Bowl.

Trump wants lower interest rates to go ‘hand in hand’ with tariffs, but yields are soaring after inflation data came in hot

By Greg McKenna

February 12, 2025

Elon Musk stands in the Oval Office and looks over at Donald Trump, who is sitting behind his desk.

DOGE—tasked with trimming federal spending—has more than doubled its budget already, disclosures show

By Sasha Rogelberg

February 12, 2025

Grimes rips Elon Musk for parading around their 4-year-old during Trump’s press conference: ‘He should not be in public like this’

Grimes rips Elon Musk for parading around their 4-year-old during Trump’s press conference: ‘He should not be in public like this’

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

February 12, 2025

French President Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza takeover plan: ‘The right answer is not a real estate operation’

French President Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza takeover plan: ‘The right answer is not a real estate operation’

By Alena Botros

February 12, 2025

U.S. Capitol building with a sign that reads "We the People" in front of it

The U.S. just hit its lowest score ever on an international corruption measure

By Paolo Confino

February 12, 2025

Donald Trump sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office

From Google to Goldman Sachs, here are the top U.S. companies backtracking on diversity initiatives after capitulating to Trump’s war on DEI

By The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

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Trump’s small business department fired staff and said it was an accident—then emailed the next day re-firing them

By Eleanor Pringle

February 12, 2025

Rate cuts put on ice as consumer inflation surges to a 9-month high

Rate cuts put on ice as consumer inflation surges to a 9-month high

By Christopher Rugaber, Irina Ivanova and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

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Pete Hegseth says Ukraine joining NATO is ‘unrealistic’ and demands member nations take responsibility for their own security: ‘The United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship’

By Lorne Cook, Tara Copp and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

A phone using Google Maps searches for "Gulf of Mexico," but the map returns "Gulf of America"

The White House banned an Associated Press reporter because the news agency hasn’t changed its style guide for ‘Gulf of Mexico.’ Experts say the move ‘plainly violates the First Amendment’

By David Bauder and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Small business owners warn Trump’s tariffs will cut deep: ‘We are losing a lot of money’

Small business owners warn Trump’s tariffs will cut deep: ‘We are losing a lot of money’

By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar as part of deal with Trump to avoid 25% tariffs

Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar as part of deal with Trump to avoid 25% tariffs

By The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Google Calendar is no longer showing events like Pride and Black History Month by default

Google Calendar is no longer showing events like Pride and Black History Month by default

By The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11

Musk appears alongside Trump to admit mistakes will happen as DOGE reforms government: ‘Nobody is going to bat 1,000’

By Eleanor Pringle

February 12, 2025

PBS shutters its DEI office to comply with Trump order as GOP senator renews calls to defund public broadcasting

PBS shutters its DEI office to comply with Trump order as GOP senator renews calls to defund public broadcasting

By David Bauder and The Associated Press

February 12, 2025

Wright & Simon owner Leonard Simon, dressed in dark pants, a blue shirt, dark blue blazer, and purple tie, stands in front of his store.

Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are pulling out of Delaware. Now the state is scrambling to protect its $2 billion legal economy

By Greg McKenna

February 12, 2025

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