Elon Musk’s sweeping attempt to reshape American politics through a combination of financial firepower and bureaucratic upheaval faltered Tuesday night, as Democrats clinched a key victory in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race and narrowed the gap in two deep-red Florida congressional districts. Democrats scored a high-profile victory in Wisconsin, where Susan Crawford defeated Trump- and Musk-backed…
Elon Musk has reacted to Judge Susan Crawford defeating conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, early Wednesday. Musk and groups he backed spent more than $21 million in an effort to defeat…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined on Sunday to hear a case brought against billionaire Elon Musk by the Midwestern state’s Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, over payments that the world’s wealthiest man has offered to individuals who sign an election-related petition. Why It Matters The April 1 Supreme Court election in Wisconsin will determine…
Bangladesh’s chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, will depart Dhaka for a four-day official visit to China, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will embark on a three-nation visit to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname. Defence officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will hold a two-day meeting in Qingdao…
The question of what happens if the Trump administration openly defies a federal court order has hung over the United States since President Donald Trump’s second term began. If that happens, it will trigger a constitutional crisis. Now, that long-awaited crisis may be upon us. On Saturday, Trump issued a proclamation claiming the authority to…
Comments by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have ignited speculation he is preparing to face an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a development analysts have said could weaken his family’s political dynasty ahead of the country’s coming midterm elections. Speaking at a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, Duterte said he was…
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group and video-sharing platform Rumble filed an emergency motion in a U.S. court against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the firms said in a statement on Sunday. On Friday, the Justice ordered the suspension of the video platform in the…
Grindr, the dating app that caters to gay men, cannot be held responsible for the rape of a 15-year-old boy who the company matched with sexual predators, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week; it is the latest teens-versus-tech spat in a fight over internet immunity experts say could soon come before…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. President Donald Trump has set Elon Musk loose on the executive branch, to stunning early effect. Musk controls the government’s payment system and may block payments he deems wasteful. He has claimed credit for unilaterally shutting…
Donald Trump has been back in office for less than one month, and he, Elon Musk, and his senior administration officials have already plunged the nation into an ongoing constitutional crisis and openly performed various brazen acts of lawlessness and gleeful corruption, while threatening to “look at” judges who object to his onslaught against the…