For years, many democracy experts have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing the country toward authoritarianism. During his first term, they raised alarm bells as Trump repeatedly tested democratic guardrails with unprecedented and, at times, incendiary actions—particularly his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election. When Trump was reelected last year,…
A federal judge said the layoffs by the administration of US President Donald Trump seem politically motivated and ‘you can’t do that in a nation of laws’. Published On 15 Oct 202515 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A United States federal judge in California has ordered President Donald Trump’s…
Jeff Bezos’ stake in tech giant Amazon (AMZN) has dropped to below 10% for the first time as he continues to step back from the company he founded nearly 30 years ago. In fact, a securities filing on Tuesday revealed that he now owns about 9% of Amazon’s outstanding shares after selling more than 100…
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Elon Musk‘s $56 billion Tesla pay package should have been restored by shareholders last year, a company attorney argued to the Delaware Supreme Court on…
Elon Musk’s $56bn pay package from Tesla should have been restored by a vote of the company’s shareholders last year, a Tesla attorney has said to the Delaware Supreme Court in the United States. The Tesla lawyer made his arguments on Wednesday as one of the biggest corporate legal battles entered its final stage after…
Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has renewed his support for Bitcoin, emphasizing its energy-based proof-of-work model as a key defense against inflation and fiat currency debasement. Musk: ‘Impossible to fake energy’ Musk responded publicly to analyst Zerohedge’s remarks on X about government-fueled spending to fund an international artificial intelligence arms race. He stated:…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is about to launch the early beta version of Grokipedia, a new project to rival Wikipedia. Grokipedia has been described by Musk as a response to what he views as the “political and ideological bias” of Wikipedia. He has promised that it will provide more accurate and context-rich information…
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s considering blocking imports of cooking oil from China in response to the country cutting off all purchases of U.S. soybeans. “I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. “We…
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