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Yesterday at 9:56 a.m.
The Republican Party Is Out of Control Mike Johnson can’t keep his conference together and Trump can’t scare them into submission. Can the GOP be governed?
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Yesterday at 9:00 a.m.
Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It Happened The shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.
early and often
Dec. 20, 2024
Musk Pauses Torment of GOP to Praise German Extremists On Friday, Musk wrote on social media that only AfD, the country’s most prominent extreme-right party, “can save Germany.”
early and often
Dec. 19, 2024
What Democrats Should Demand to Help the GOP Escape a Shutdown Crisis Democrats share Trump’s interest in getting rid of debt-limit politics. But they should drive a bargain as good as the discarded stopgap bill.
early and often
Dec. 19, 2024
Trump’s Shutdown Threat Is a Loyalty Test for GOP Lawmakers After blowing up a stopgap spending bill, Trump is now demanding that his supporters back a new spending bill and debt-limit increase they will hate.
early and often
Dec. 19, 2024
Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown Mike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk attacked it.
early and often
Dec. 18, 2024
Johnson Grovels Before Musk to Save His Stopgap Spending Bill Conservative critics of the bill the speaker built to avoid a government shutdown have been joined by the edgelord leading DOGE.
Celebrities Keep Outing Themselves As Elon Musk Stans Nick Jonas apparently believes he will “take us to the Year 3000.”
Elon Musk’s Mom Has Advice on How to Afford Kids “You don’t have to go to the movies, you don’t have to go out for dinner.”
The Kardashians Are Loving Elon Musk Lately Khloé Kardashian is launching a podcast on X.
free country
Dec. 14, 2024
what we know
Dec. 13, 2024
What Is the Net Worth of Trump’s New Cabinet? Break out the White House caviar because here come the billionaires.
Musk and Ramaswamy Want to Do One Good Thing The two businessmen, whose new mission is gutting federal regulations, have mused about nixing daylight saving time.
street fights
Dec. 2, 2024
The Year the Cybertruck Took Manhattan All at once, Elon Musk’s goofy space tanks seemed to be everywhere.
just asking questions
Dec. 2, 2024
Jimmy Wales on Why Wikipedia Is Still So Good After almost a quarter-century, the online encyclopedia remains an internet oasis.
Grimes Says Elon Musk Is ‘Unrecognizable’ Now The singer reflected on her custody battle with Musk in a lengthy post on his social media platform.
early and often
Nov. 22, 2024
Don’t Worry: MTG Will Supervise Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Their pretend DOGE agency will get some pretend oversight in Congress.
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Are Revenge for Me Too Republicans are sending the message that women’s bodies now belong to them.
billionaire problems
Nov. 21, 2024
Is Kim Kardashian Just a Republican Now? It’s certainly an interesting time for her to be aligning with Elon Musk.
There’s a Cybertruck in Trump’s Motorcade Now The vehicle stuck out like a sore thumb among the customary blacked-out SUVs.
Did Elon Musk Bring a Date to Mar-a-Lago? Shivon Zilis, Musk’s employee and the mother of three of his children, seems to have joined the festivities at Trump’s home base.
miss universe
Nov. 19, 2024
Trump and Musk Take Their Billionaire-Best-Friend Tour to SpaceX Launch The pair are dining at Mar-a-Lago, watching fights at Madison Square Garden, and now attending a rocket launch in south Texas.
Who’s Applying to Work for DOGE? Here’s your competition if you want to work at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s promised Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump Threw Another Victory Party He invited his cursed crew of cabinet picks to celebrate at Mar-a-Lago.
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Nov. 13, 2024
Trump Is in Danger of Blowing His Chance at a Political Realignment His win wasn’t as massive as he claimed, and his agenda and his temperament suggest the kind of overreach that could blow up his coalition.
Elon Musk Is an Honorary Member of the Trump Family Now The billionaire hasn’t left Mar-a-Lago since the election. And now Trump has given him a DOG(E).
not so funny business
Nov. 12, 2024
Elon Musk Was Not a Fine Man to Chloe Fineman “It’s not funny,” he told her while hosting Saturday Night Live.
Chloe Fineman Says Elon Musk Once Made Her Cry She claims Musk was incredibly rude about a sketch she wrote when he hosted SNL in 2021.
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Nov. 11, 2024
Can a MAGA Blitzkrieg Impose Rick Scott on Senate Republicans? Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and other MAGA warriors want Trump ally Scott as majority leader. It likely won’t happen, but it’s an early show of force.
last night on late night
Nov. 10, 2024
Big Tech’s Loyalty Era Tech leaders are bracing for, and warming to, their industry’s Trumpian, loyalty-based future.
you know what? sure
Nov. 6, 2024
Azealia Banks Voted for Donald Trump, for What It’s Worth After promising a Harris vote, she ultimately went red. Please don’t be shocked.
2024 election
Nov. 5, 2024
The Harris vs. Trump Races Hinges on These 3 Factors Differences on abortion and the economy, voter mobilization, and the candidates’ baggage will likely tip the election.
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Nov. 3, 2024
Elon Musk’s Pennsylvania Playbook It’s secretive and chaotic — but Trump-campaign officials are thrilled.
the money game
Oct. 30, 2024
What Blue Origin Stands to Gain After Jeff Bezos Muzzled the Washington Post The Amazon owner claims he didn’t pull an endorsement of Kamala Harris to aid his rocket company. That doesn’t mean he can’t still profit wildly.
early and often
Oct. 30, 2024
celebrity real estate
Oct. 29, 2024
Elon Musk Wants a Big Love Compound The billionaire has so far bought three neighboring mansions in Austin to house his 11 children and at least some of their moms.
Philly’s DA Tries to Stop Musk’s $1 Million Voter Lottery Larry Krasner is trying to kill Musk’s giveaway on a technicality as the DOJ waits to act against the legally questionable registration drive.
Elon Musk’s Million Dollar Giveaways Resume Despite DoJ Warning The Tesla CEO appeared to stop giving out cash prizes to voters after the DoJ warned it may be illegal, but resumed the promotion despite the notice.
2024 election
Oct. 23, 2024
Elon Musk’s Plutocratic Gambit He wants government by the wealthy, for the wealthy, and is prepared to buy it.
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Oct. 21, 2024
Elon Musk Sued Over Copyright Because He Copied, Right? Blade Runner 2049 might have served as more than just inspiration for a “robotaxi” demonstration.
Are Elon Musk’s 1 Million Dollar Giveaways to Voters Legal? Legal experts seem divided on whether the Tesla CEO’s promise to award huge prizes to voters who sign a petition runs afoul of election law.
Elon Musk’s Dark Message to Pennsylvania Voters The Tesla CEO has compared America to Mad Max and claimed Kamala Harris is a puppet.
Elon Musk’s Cybercab Event Was A Big Disappointment Tesla unveiled its car of the future, but who wants to get into the chauffeuring business?
hurricane helene
Oct. 7, 2024
Trump’s Politicization of Hurricane Helene Is Scandalous, Even for Him Trump and his allies are appropriating the suffering of Helene’s victims into their own preexisting narrative.
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Oct. 5, 2024
Elon Musk Jumped for Trump at Butler Rally The billionaire X owner joined Trump on stage at his big rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — and it was weird.
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