WASHINGTON − The Justice Department has warned tech billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee that its $1 million daily handouts to registered voters in swing states may violate federal election law, media outlets reported Wednesday. The department’s public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, sent the letter to Musk’s America…
Mark Kelly used to lay low in the U.S. Senate before Kamala Harris named him as a potential running mate earlier this year. Before then, caution was a Kelly trademark as he kept his profile earthbound. Even some of his own constituents complained they hardly knew the man. That was then. On Sunday, we saw…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk appeared as a special guest at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Donning a black “Make America Great Again” hat, the billionaire joined the former president on stage and started jumping near the podium to amp up the crowd. The rally was held at Butler Farm Show,…
A month away from the presidential election, former President Donald Trump will hold another rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. You can watch the rally live via the embedded video at the top of the page or on USA TODAY’s YouTube channel. The former president will return to the venue where he survived his first assassination attempt…
Elon Musk’s xAI is looking to expand its Memphis footprint — by about 500 acres. Nashville-based CTC Property LLC is seeking a 21-year lease for 522 acres in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park. The land is currently owned by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County (EDGE). On Wednesday, EDGE shared documents…
The claim: Elon Musk banned Taylor Swift’s X account A Sept. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes side-by-side photos of musician Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, formerly Twitter. “Elon Musk Bans Taylor Swift’s X Account, Causing Her to Lose Over 1 Million Followers and $72 Million,”…
The claim: Elon Musk announced ‘anti-woke’ TV show with Tucker Carlson A Sept. 23 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows side-by-side photos of billionaire Elon Musk and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson. “Elon Musk Will Fund a New Anti-Woke Show With Tucker Carlson: ‘We Need More Journalists Like Tucker Carlson and Fewer Like Rachel Maddow,’”…
Given all the uproar over GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s baseless, utterly false and profoundly racist claims that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in an Ohio town, I would likely to make a public statement that is supported by an equal amount of evidence: “Not long ago, billionaire Elon Musk ate my cat, Mr….