To the editor: When did the brand of car I drive become a political statement? I’ve driven an electric car for 12 years not to make a statement, but to do my small part to fight climate change. But lately, my 2013 Tesla Model S with 112,000 miles has become a symbol of my “support”…
Politics LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT The Ukrainian president said he is ready for another shot at negotiations after ugly scenes inside the White House on Friday. Leigh Kimmins Reporter Published Mar. 4 2025 12:59PM EST Getty Images Leigh Kimmins Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
I predict that Donald Trump is going to end up being very costly to Elon Musk’s tech empire. Until quite recently, investors were all in on the Trump-Musk bromance. Bloomberg calculated that the value of Musk’s companies had risen by $613 billion between early November 2024 and mid-February 2025, assuming anticipated funding rounds went as…
Democratic strategist Chai Komanduri said Elon Musk has “taken over” MAGA and the Republican Party. Musk, the CEO of several companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, is becoming increasingly powerful in Republican politics following his support for President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election. Musk is regularly seen with Trump and is now considered among…
As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his new administration, some of his closest allies are skeptical about his potential choice for secretary of state. Reports began floating earlier this week that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is expected to be appointed as Trump’s top diplomat in the coming days. Rubio, 53, would be the…
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Marco Rubio as secretary of state, which would create a Senate vacancy for Florida. In Florida, the governor appoints an interim replacement for vacant U.S. Senate seats, giving Ron DeSantis the authority to choose Rubio’s successor if the nomination proceeds. Newsweek has contacted DeSantis’ office via email for…
Elon Musk has denied reports that he worked illegally while on a student visa in the United States after a bombshell story in The Washington Post claimed the South African-born tech mogul once admitted he “had no legal right to stay in the country.” “I was in fact allowed to work in the US,” Musk…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Amid conjecture that big-tech CEOs and billionaires are folding before his hints of retribution after seeing the “writing on the wall” in the Presidential elections, MAGA supremo Donald Trump is claiming that Google CEO Sundar Pichai called him to compliment him on his visit to McDonald’s.“I actually got a call from…
JD Vance gave the internet a good laugh during a recent Facebook Live session when he found a solution to fix a mirrored video issue, only to make things even more awkward. Critics wasted no time poking fun at the blunder, with one user questioning how someone so “clueless” could be vying for public office….
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump has called his rally staff “so stupid” after they displayed the “wrong picture” to the crowd. Speaking at his Sunday rally in Juneau, Wisconsin, Trump sought to describe the large crowd that attended his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the night before. The former president was at the…