President Donald Trump ripped into Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky on Monday night over opposition to a bill to continue funding the U.S. government. Newsweek reached out for comment to Massie’s office via email late Monday night. Why It Matters Republicans are attempting to pass a Trump-endorsed “clean” temporary funding bill, or continuing resolution…
Elon Musk has accused Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, of being a “traitor” for visiting Ukraine and advocating for the Eastern European country amid its ongoing war with Russia. Newsweek reached out for comment to Kelly’s office and X, the Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter, via email on Monday. Why It…
Right after Donald Trump was elected for the second time, he was the most popular he’d ever been. According to The Economist, “his net favorability was in positive territory for the first time ever.” It was a strange moment: In January 2025, the guy who had been impeached twice, indicted four times, and convicted on…
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has declared that there is at least a 75 percent chance that President Donald Trump is a “Russian asset” who has been “compromised” by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Newsweek reached out for comment to X, the Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter, and the White House via email…
[Ray Bogan] Members of Congress are introducing a resolution to nullify a new regulation for digital consumer payment applications like Venmo and PayPal. The rule was created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during the final weeks of the Biden Administration and requires the payment companies to follow similar rules as banks. Sen. Pete…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The assault on the federal government by Elon Musk’s DOGE organization has been furious, chaotic, and surprising in scope—but it’s not entirely unexpected. The first signs of Donald Trump’s ambitions to dismantle the government…
Capitol Hill Republicans are looking to scrap a pair of major consumer protection rules as they seek to roll back some of the Biden administration’s last-minute regulatory moves. Last week, GOP leaders took their first step toward nixing a $5 cap on bank overdraft fees, which had provoked furious opposition and a legal challenge from…
The Trump administration has ordered an effective shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), directing the agency to stop investigations, suspend rule implementations, and cease supervision activities. Russell Vought, the newly appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget, issued the order in a Saturday night email. Newsweek reached out to the White…
Elon Musk Accused Of Bullying Republicans To Scrap US-China Investment Safeguards To Protect Tesla’s Interests Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been accused by Rosa DeLauro of pressuring Republicans to abandon key U.S.-China investment restrictions to safeguard the EV giant’s business interests in China. What Happened: In a letter on Friday, DeLauro, the top…
The deafening silence indicates that there’s no repeat performance on the horizon. On December 16, 2016, Martin Sheen and Debra Messing led an army of fellow celebrities in urging Republican electors not to cast their vote for Donald Trump. The bombastic real estate mogul—who had crashed onto the political scene—had won the election. His shock…