How much was Elon Musk’s pledge to step back from DOGE worth? $67 billion to frustrated Tesla shareholders The news—and subsequent jump in Tesla’s stock price—followed a Q1 where its core business lost money. Fortune · Apr 24, 2025
Musk Called Treasury Secretary Bessent a 'Soros Agent' During White House Clash Billionaire Elon Musk called Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a "Soros agent" as the two fought in the White House Latin Times · Apr 24, 2025
Stephanie Ruhle Doesn't Know There's Fact-Checking on X Live by your own rule, Ruhle! Reason · Apr 24, 2025
Trump To Give Interview To Journalist Who Broke Signalgate: 'Are They Capable Of Writing a Fair Story?' President Donald Trump anticipated that he will give an interview to Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic and who broke Signalgate Latin Times · Apr 24, 2025
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising group ActBlue Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used ‘to improperly influence American elections’ The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
New York man took Elon Musk at his word that Teslas could drive themselves. Then he hit a tree Exclusive: Compliance exec Ashutosh Shankar “was promised full self-driving capability,” but Tesla didn’t deliver, attorney Robert Greenstein told The Independent The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
How Social Security claimants are being ‘resurrected’ after DOGE falsely declares them dead ‘We have people who did not receive benefits come in every day with their ID and say, “I’m not dead, I’m alive!,”’ an SSA analyst recalls The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
Kimmel on Trump’s White House flagpoles: ‘The kind of decision you make when you can’t get an erection’ Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s plans to install two 100-ft flagpoles at the White House, and Elon Musk stepping back from Doge to focus on Tesla The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025
Trump turns WH into a literal joke If you can’t use a hook to yank the bad comic off the stage, then there is only one way left to end the show Salon · Apr 24, 2025
What has Donald Trump done in his first 100 days? As Donald Trump marks 100 days in office, we review his major actions, including initiating trade wars, engaging in peace talks with Ukraine and Russia and cutting climate grants Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025
Nissan Officially Kills Pair Of Electric Sedans Meant For U.S. Nissan is axing two more EVs from its planned U.S. portfolio. This time it's two sedans that the brand says simply aren't appealing to consumers anymore because they're, well, sedans. But don't worry—there's an electric crossover planned to replace it. Because Nissan has nothing like that at all. InsideEVs · Apr 24, 2025
Elon Musk's DOGE Controls Your Public Lands Now DOGE—the Department of Government Efficiency—controls your public lands now. I wish I was kidding, but on April 17th, supposed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum handed Elon Musk the entirety of America's accumulated public lands. That includes national parks, Bureau of Land Management, and Forestry lands, as well as the… RideApart · Apr 24, 2025
USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025
Tesla Starts Ride Hailing Tests With Employees in San Francisco, Austin Using FSD Supervised Tesla's robotaxi program is now starting its ride hailing tests with employees in San Francisco and Austin. International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025
The Texas Tribune · Apr 24, 2025 Starbase, the SpaceX site, is likely Texas’ next city. What happens next? City leaders, who will be elected in May, will have just a short window to decide what services to provide, like police or fire, and how to tax residents.
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025 New online safety rules will force tech firms to change, Ofcom insists The regulator has set out how websites and apps must protect children from harmful content.
International Business Times UK · Apr 24, 2025 Elon Musk: China's Rare Earth Tariffs Jeopardise Tesla's AI Future Elon Musk says China's rare earth export curbs are hitting Tesla's Optimus robots, risking its AI ambitions. Can Tesla overcome the trade war?
Fortune · Apr 24, 2025 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sees ‘a scientific renaissance’ in the U.S. amid backdrop of political threats to the future of research Also: 90% of earnings calls mention tariffs, China says there are no talks with Washington on trade.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 The Office star Rainn Wilson says ‘left-leaning media’ has ‘passion against Trump it lacked during Biden administration’ ‘I see this kind of insight and passion being directed at the current administration, and the lack of this kind of insight and passion being directed at the previous administration’
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 London Marathon organisers boycott X over platform’s ‘descent into gutter’ and abuse Hugh Brasher hit out at social media trolls directing hate towards Eilish McColgan
Euronews · Apr 24, 2025 Who is benefiting from Tesla's slump in Europe? Buyers are turning to these carmakers' EVs instead Many have pointed to Elon Musk's embrace of far-right politics as a reason for Tesla's downturn. It's become an opportunity for these rival automakers.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025 IMF urges global leaders to resolve trade tensions rapidly, as China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025 Tesla's EU Sales Plunge As Musk Takes Flak Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticised for his work in US President Donald Trump's administration.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 Asia shares trade mixed as uncertainty persists over Trump's tariff plans Asian shares are trading mixed, as worries crept back following a Wall Street rally that came after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war
Salon · Apr 24, 2025 Musk, Bessent had shouting match in WH A new report details a heated argument between the Trump advisers, within earshot of the president