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‘NOT DEMOCRACY’: Elon Musk unleashes on TV in awkward interview
In a joint interview, Elon Musk and Donald Trump were asked to address awkward questions about the billionaire.
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Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Senate approves nomination of former Democrat as Mitch McConnell is sole Republican to vote against Trump pick
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Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
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What does Elon Musk believe?
The man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right sympathies
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Donald Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden
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Bill Gates and the New Trumpian Tech Oligarchs
The Microsoft founder discusses vaccine skepticism, his fellow-billionaires’ political pivots, and his dinner with the President at Mar-a-Lago.
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Donald Trump fires at least 17 independent federal inspectors
The Trump administration sacked more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies overnight on Friday, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress say violates federal law. Internal government watchdogs are charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse of power.
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Eric Adams’s Totally Predictable MAGA Turn
A tale of two New York politicians, meant for each other.
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J.D. Vance casts tie-breaking vote to secure Pete Hegseth's nomination as U.S. defence secretary
Believed to be just 2nd such Cabinet confirmation requiring a tie-breaking vote by a VP
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