MPs’ watchdog urged to investigate free support Trump official gave Farage Commissioner asked to examine whether Farage should have declared help on 100 days in 2024, shown in US filings The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Even Tesla Is Getting Nailed By The 'Bipolar Tariff Regime' Just about every car company is sweating the Trump administration's rapid-fire tariffs and tariff threats. It's hard to say what's worse, frankly; the potential price increases to new cars if tariffs do go into effect, the costs of retooling their businesses if tariffs stick around long-term, or the back-and-forth "will… InsideEVs · Mar 14, 2025
Poll shows strong disapproval of Musk cost-cutting as US agencies end leases ‘Department of government efficiency’ to terminate 793 leases as poll says 60% of voters disapprove of Musk agency The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025
Dems warn USPS agreement to slash workforce could have ‘catastrophic consequences for all Americans’ The U.S. Postal Service aims to cut the workforce by 10,000, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Why do fake Elon Musk ads keep appearing around London and on the Tube? The satirical posters are designed to take a swipe at multi-billionaire Tesla owner and world’s richest man Elon Musk The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Musk Promotes Post Declaring Hitler Was Not Responsible For Murdering 'Millions of People' Elon Musk is under fire for amplifying a tweet that downplays the responsibility of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong for mass killings. Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025
How much corruption can MAGA stomach? Autocracy? Oligarchy? Kakistocracy? No, Trump's Mad King behavior is a hallmark of patrimonialism Salon · Mar 14, 2025
Tesla may have no new car coming after all as report reveals plan to launch a stripped down Model Y It looks increasingly likely that the much touted $25,000 entry level Tesla known colloquially as the Model 2 will not be built. Fortune · Mar 14, 2025
First Thing: Chuck Schumer to back Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown Minority leader says a shutdown would hand Trump and Musk a ‘carte blanche’. Plus, JD Vance booed at Washington concert The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
‘It’s human conceit to think we’re alone’: life must extend beyond Earth, leading space scientist says Exclusive: It is imperative humans expand their understanding of space, argues Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Tesla warns White House over tariffs in unsigned letter: ‘It’s a polite way to say that the bipolar tariff regime is screwing over Tesla’ Tesla is worried about international retaliation to President Donald Trump's tariffs. Fortune · Mar 14, 2025
Digested week: Tesla shares tumble as Trump crashes the markets The Elon Musk backlash, boos for JD Vance, Meghan naming protocol, a wombat botherer and – OMG! – buying kittens The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Jim Cramer Thinks These 2 Stocks Could Soon Rejoin the $1 Trillion Club These companies have been beaten-down in 2025, but the pain could fade in the coming months. Barchart · Mar 14, 2025
Musk’s never been more powerful so why are Tesla shares tanking? Sales of electric vehicles are down as Musk’s involvement in politics becomes a ‘distraction’, experts say. Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2025
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 Tesla Says It Could Face Retaliatory Tariffs Many U.S. businesses have expressed concerns about Trump's tariffs, but Tesla's statement stands out because the company is led by Elon Musk, a close ally of the president.
Fortune · Mar 14, 2025 Tesla is getting pummeled in the stock market, but Elon Musk's other companies are having a field day in the secondary market—especially xAI The cumulative value of SpaceX, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and xAI has shot up 45% since last November.
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 DOGE Says $400M In Taxpayer Dollars Saved In 2 Days, Elon Musk Laments 'Corruption' Attacks DOGE said Thursday that it was able to save $400 million in taxpayer money in the last two days after it canceled some contracts and grants – Elon Musk has been speaking up on opposition over his department's downsizing strategies.
The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025 Putin mulls over US-Ukrainian ceasefire proposal – but the initial signs aren’t positive While Donald Trump’s special envoy was en route to Moscow to talk about a possible ceasefire deal with his opposite numbers in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin enjoyed a meet-up with his old friend Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and the atmosphere was reportedly congenial.
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025 Elon Musk's Tesla warns company could be harmed by Trump's tariffs Tesla representatives have asked the Trump administration to consider the “downstream impacts” of policies to address unfair trade practices
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 WFP Says Funding Shortfall Forces It To Cut Food Aid To 1 Mn People In Myanmar The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said on Friday.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs
The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025 Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 US Postal Service Signs Deal With Elon Musk's DOGE For Reform, Plans 10,000 Job Cuts In a letter to Congress on Thursday, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy revealed that the USPS will work with DOGE to help fix "big problems" and reduce costs. As part of the plan, the agency will cut 10,000 jobs over the next month through a voluntary early retirement program.
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 US Shutdown Threat Piles Pressure On Government Hit By Trump Cuts The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump's spending cuts threatened to block his federal funding plans -- although hopes were high for a resolution to the impasse.