The journalist Kara Swisher discusses Elon Musk's goals in government — and the factors that have led to his radicalization.

Recklessness will not get us to a revitalized government, but neither will excessive caution and addiction to procedure.

Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture ...

While Elon Musk was onstage at the Capital One Arena, he made a hand gesture that made social media go into meltdown — ...

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While many of the protests starting to unfold target Musk, Americans don’t need to lose sight of the real danger: Trump. It is the president of the United States who is allowing an unelected ...

Among other existential battles, Democrats are fighting the appearance of having cried wolf when it comes to portraying Donald Trump as a "threat to democracy." Many of their constituents, especially ...

Donald Trump's political opponents and business peers are putting on a united front at his 2025 Presidential Inauguration. Ivanka Trump Reveals the Real Reason She Won’t Return for Donald Trump ...

In Silicon Valley, you can call yourself whatever you want, but it's a little trickier in Washington. Here's what Trump's EO ...

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla ...

Elon Musk added fuel to the collective outrage against Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass Saturday as he shared a video of Barack Obama praising Bass in 2022 saying that he was confident that Bass would ...