Iowa Residents Express Concerns Over Government Spending Cuts Residents in an Iowa suburb discuss the implications of Elon Musk's involvement in government spending cuts and reforms. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
‘Constitutional emergency’: senior US Democrat demands inquiry into Musk’s government blitz Exclusive: Bobby Scott sounds alarm over ‘void of oversight’ as Doge accesses sensitive data within US agencies The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025
Legal Battle Over Access To Government Data By Elon Musk Legal disputes over Elon Musk's affiliates accessing government data spark privacy concerns and potential law breaches. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
Bukele-mania: El Salvador strongman’s crime clampdown excites regional right Marco Rubio heaped praise on a president who has jailed thousands with few legal niceties – but can work his model work elsewhere in Latin America beset by gang violence? The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025
Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump Musk believes Tesla’s rivals are more vulnerable to Trump’s moves against electric vehicles The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025
Trump’s blitz to expand his power is direct threat to democracy, experts say Executive actions aims to test limits of president’s authority and perhaps win backing from conservative supreme court The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025
Why Trump's ego isn't hurt by King Elon Trump's fragile ego meets Elon Musk's hostile takeover Salon · Feb 7, 2025
LIV Golf agrees deal to screen live golf on ITV as President Trump intervenes over sport's merger End to the sport’s civil war is closer under the influence of the US President Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025
USAID Unions Sue Trump Administration, Citing 'Unconstitutional Actions' The lawsuit names President Donald Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and their departments as defendants. International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025
Photos of the week ending February 7, 2025 - Roll Call Confirmations of administration officials continued this week as Democrats pushed back on Elon Musk's efforts to make controversial cuts. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2025
Boris Johnson one of most damaging PMs in history, says Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf calls rise in net migration under Johnson a ‘total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Who Is Marko Elez? DOGE Employee Resigns After Racist X Posts, Including 'Normalise Indian Hate,' Go Viral DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns after racist social media posts, including calls to normalise Indian hate, surface. International Business Times UK · Feb 7, 2025
Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die The decimation of USAid is already having a terrible effect in some of the poorest places on the planet. It damages America: it will harm us all, says Gordon Brown, the UN’s special envoy for global education The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Senate Republicans Support Elon Musk's Influence In Government Efficiency Senate Republicans support Elon Musk's efforts to promote efficiency and accountability in federal agencies while ensuring transparency and preventing conf... Top News · Feb 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025 House Democrats urge security investigations into Elon Musk’s team ‘No evidence’ DOGE team has ‘undergone the proper vetting to ensure the security of taxpayer and government data,’ Democrats say
Top News · Feb 7, 2025 Senate Democrats Demand Meeting With Treasury Secretary Over Elon Musk Senate Democrats demand meeting with Treasury Secretary over Elon Musk's access to federal payment systems, raising concerns and prompting alarm among offi...
Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2025 Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025 Judge Pauses Musk Plan For Mass Cull Of US Govt Workers The federal judge in Massachusetts ordered a temporary injunction on the plan's deadline -- midnight Thursday -- given by Musk for the country's more than two million government employees. The offer was to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired in future culls.
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025 'Lottery Ticket': Crypto Investors Brace For Bumpy Ride Under Trump Nick was enjoying his Saturday off work in Pennsylvania when he received an unexpected and alarming message: cryptocurrencies, buoyed since Donald Trump's November 5 election win, were in freefall.
The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025 Government workers sue Trump and Rubio over ‘catastrophic’ USAid cuts Lawsuit seeks order blocking ‘unconstitutional and illegal actions’ that have created ‘global humanitarian crisis’
Fortune · Feb 7, 2025 Tesla demand is nosediving in EV-friendly Europe amid Elon Musk's endorsement of the far right Popularity has plummeted in markets like Germany, a country still haunted by its fascist past, where Tesla's share of EV sales plummeted to just 3.7% last month versus 14% a year earlier.
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025 Trump sued by USAID workers union for shutting down global aid agency: ‘Profound moral stain’ Trump administration’s actions already triggered a ‘global humanitarian crisis,’ lawsuit states
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2025 Trump has thrown out the global economic playbook. It’s time for Australia to write its own rules We must ditch the illusion that the US will return to normal and instead become more self-reliant
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025 Reform chairman suggests party could win ‘350 to 400 seats’ at next election Zia Yusuf also told the BBC he does ‘understand’ concerns people may have over the prospect of the party taking a donation from Elon Musk.
Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025 Nigel Farage Reform UK storms to hat-trick of election wins as it gains ground in England's town halls Chairman of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, makes bold claim party could win ‘350 to 400 MPs’ at general election