US President Donald Trump has ramped up threats to impose punishing tariffs on more than a dozen nations unless they can broker a deal before 1 August, marking the latest phase in his trade war. The tax duties stem from Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariff package that was first announced in April, but then delayed for…
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, recently got an update, Musk announced Friday on X, but it might still not be behaving as intended. Musk, an outspoken conservative who recently served in the Trump administration, has long complained that Grok has parroted “woke” internet content and said users will “notice a difference” with the new version….
Watch: Moment Benjamin Netanyahu hands Donald Trump nomination for Nobel Peace Prize US President Donald Trump has said he thinks talks to end the war in Gaza have been “going along very well”, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC. Trump also expressed confidence that Hamas was willing to end the…
US President Donald Trump on July 7 said the United States will send more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit…
If Elon Musk ever had to write a cover letter, he might say that he’s the kind of leader who identifies an important problem and launches into action to find a solution — regardless of the odds. He wouldn’t be lying. It’s one of his primary traits as a business leader. Musk has a long…
United States President Donald Trump is set to impose 25 percent tariffs on two key US allies, Japan and South Korea, beginning on August 1 as the administration’s self-imposed deadline for trade agreements of July 9 nears without a deal in place. On Monday, the Trump administration said this in the first of 12 letters…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk formally launched his new political organization over the weekend — the “America Party” — and on Monday morning the markets reacted. Tesla shares fell nearly 7% and shed roughly $21 per share as of market closing at 4 p.m. ET. The launching of his political party was just another move in…
A major milestone was marked in Miami when the first microchip backed by Elon Musk was implanted into a patient’s brain at a local hospital. It’s part of a clinical trial giving people who are paralyzed the ability to control their phones or computers with their minds. NBC6 spoke to one of the Miami doctors…
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur breaks down the effect Elon Musk could have if he follows through with creating a…
The Musk-Trump split is back, for now. Dissatisfied with President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” after it squeaked through Congress, Elon Musk has announced he is launching a new political party, the rather uncreatively named “America Party.” As he tells it, under his leadership this new party will attract broad swaths of sensible moderates…