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The fight over Jerome Powell puts Elon Musk at odds with Wall Street
The markets are a strong counter to Musk's influence and Trump's inclination to undermine the Feder…
Alice Tecotzky
These Trump loyalists named to roles in the new administration once flocked to a courtroom for his criminal trial
Four loyalists who rallied behind President-elect Donald Trump during his criminal hush-money trial…
Natalie Musumeci
Proud Boys are seeking pardons directly from Trump, bypassing the DOJ and, potentially, Matt Gaetz
The first Proud Boys to seek pardons are bypassing DOJ, which Matt Gaetz was tapped to lead.
Laura Italiano
Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services
Trump announced his nomination for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human…
Alice Tecotzky
The Republican senators who could be headaches for Trump's nominees
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, and Susan Collins could all emerge as key swing votes when it co…
Bryan Metzger
Matt Gaetz's most controversial moments
Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's polarizing pick to be the next Attorney General, has long been at the ce…
Brent D. Griffiths
Elon Musk is hiring for DOGE. Here's what he's looking for.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency seeks "Top 1%" talent to tackle government waste, d…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
Disney dodges the Trump question
Some media executives are excited to buy and sell big assets during the next Trump administration. …
Peter Kafka
Germany banned Russian gas from its ports, the latest move to isolate Putin's energy industry: report
Deutsche Energy Terminal has been sent a letter by the German economy ministry telling it to reject…
Mikhaila Friel
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General has sparked backlash in the GOP, even …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
Elon Musk's promise of an 'epic' leaderboard of 'dumb' government spending reveals his marketing savvy
Elon Musk wants to gamify the act of slashing government spending. Experts say it will get people t…
Geoff Weiss,Grace Eliza Goodw…
Judge explains why he handed Elon Musk his $1 million-a-day sweepstakes win
A Philadelphia judge has explained why he didn't shut down Musk's $1M-a-day sweepstakes last week.
Laura Italiano
Trump nominates Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Gaetz would "root out the systemic corruption" at the De…
Bryan Metzger
Republicans keep the House, handing Trump a trifecta of government control
With the GOP retaining control of the House, Trump will enjoy a trifecta for at least the first two…
Bryan Metzger
Trump's early Cabinet picks show how much he values loyalty in his second term
Donald Trump said he would staff his second White House differently. His early selections make clea…
Brent D. Griffiths
Elon Musk and MAGA's online pressure campaign failed to sway GOP senators
GOP senators did not choose Rick Scott to be their next leader, showing the limits of Musk's and ot…
Bryan Metzger
Did you need another reminder that Donald Trump watches TV? Here you go.
Twitter - and Elon Musk — are important for Trump 2.0. But Trump has always been a TV person and th…
Peter Kafka
Meet John Thune, the man who Republicans just chose to replace Mitch McConnell
Elon Musk and the MAGA online right had pushed for Sen. Rick Scott to be chosen for the position ov…
Bryan Metzger,John L. Dorman
Elon Musk said he will launch a leaderboard to track 'insanely dumb' government spending, and business leaders are weighing in
Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency and has already started crowdsourcin…
Alice Tecotzky
Saudi Arabia's ruler used to be one of Trump's biggest fans. This time it's complicated.
The Middle East's in chaos, and Gulf state leaders may fear that Donald Trump will make it worse.
Tom Porter
Donald Trump says Elon Musk will help run the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE…
Erin Snodgrass
Olivia Nuzzi withdraws protective order against Ryan Lizza in aftermath of RFK Jr. relationship
Olivia Nuzzi has withdrawn her protective order request against her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza months aft…
Erin Snodgrass,Natalie Musume…
Trump wins stay in hush-money case, allowing him time to argue for its dismissal
The temporary delay, agreed to by Manhattan prosecutors, allows the President-elect's legal team ti…
Laura Italiano
How Trump could exploit a looming global struggle for rare-earth minerals
The power grab over rare-earth minerals in Central Asia could be among the issues that will work to…
Tom Porter
6 things to know about Trump's 'border czar' Thomas Homan
Homan, 62, previously served as acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's f…