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Trump picked a Project 2025 coauthor to run the FCC. Here's what it means for Big Tech.

Carr authored a chapter of Project 2025 that advocates for "reining in Big Tech," accusing it of pu…

Matthew Loh   


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China's Xi sets boundaries for Trump with 4 'red lines'

Two months ahead of Trump's second term, Xi and Biden met to discuss the countries' relationship.

Huileng Tan   


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Meet the top 4 candidates Trump is considering for Secretary of the Treasury

Trump was originally believed to have two frontrunners in Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent, but is …

Matthew Loh   


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Democrats are hoping blue states can hold the line in their battle against Trump's second-term agenda

During Trump's first term, Democrats often took to the streets to protest his administration. Now, …

John L. Dorman   


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Alec Baldwin debuts RFK Jr. impression on 'Saturday Night Live' as the cast mocks Trump's cabinet picks: 'I got a dead dolphin in my car'

In the show, Alec Baldwin played Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sarah Sherman took on the role of Matt G…

Rebecca Rommen   


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Trump, Musk, and new cabinet picks celebrate election victory with surprise appearance at UFC

Trump was greeted by thunderous applause as he arrived at the venue flanked by a beaming Dana White.

Mikhaila Friel   


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If the Mar-a-Lago documents case is dismissed, Trump could get everything back — and keep it with immunity

Trump will soon control the National Archives and DOJ — the same two agencies that once tried to pr…

Laura Italiano   


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Elon Musk downsized Big Tech. Can he do the same to Big Government?

Uncle Elon vs. Uncle Sam will be a battle for the ages.

Amanda Hoover   


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Jon Stewart dismisses the idea that Democrats need their own Joe Rogan: 'It's all these people that have never really listened to him'

Joe Rogan, Jon Stewart said in a podcast appearance, talks to everyone with curiosity — which Stewa…

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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Elon Musk throws his weight behind Howard Lutnick over Scott Bessent for treasury secretary

Elon Musk said on X that Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick would "actually enact change" as Pres…

John L. Dorman   


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Why Trump and Elon Musk want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote

Donald Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to give him more power to fill offices without Senate ap…

Brent D. Griffiths   


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How Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could actually work

The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make sugg…

Alice Tecotzky,Katie Balevic   


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This is the anti-ESG venture capital firm that Donald Trump Jr. is joining instead of taking a White House role

Donald Trump Jr. will join Florida-based 1789 Capital, a VC firm that says it backs companies harme…

Grace Eliza Goodwin   


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Turns out America elected Elon Musk, too

US voters re-elected Donald Trump. At the moment, it looks like they also elected Elon Musk. He's a…

Peter Kafka   


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Before politics, JD Vance had a career in venture capital. Here are the startups he's invested in.

Before politics, JD Vance was a venture capitalist. Among other companies, his fund Narya invested …

Madeline Berg,Brent D. Griffi…   


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Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it

The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families. It's pa…

Geoff Weiss   


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Elon Musk's DOGE is looking for people to help cut government spending. But is he offering a real job? And is it paid?

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is looking for people to join — but it's not clear …

Grace Eliza Goodwin   


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Why Elon Musk's push to cut federal waste might succeed where others failed

There's a chance the Department of Government Efficiency's plans could lead to the deepest cuts to …

Jack Newsham   


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Elon Musk is looking for DOGE cuts. A GOP senator's list caught his eye.

GOP Senator Rand Paul's report on wasteful spending prompted a repost from Musk, who is spinning up…

Mikhaila Friel   


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Disney is avoiding more political dust-ups, but Netflix is bringing the fight to the media giant when it comes to live sports

Disney reported strong earnings and avoided the political discourse, but Netflix's push into live s…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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Trump called the climate crisis a scam. It could prove a gift to China.

The likely US departure from global climate-crisis efforts offers an opening for Bejing, a clean-te…

Tom Porter   


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Jamie Dimon on not getting a job under Trump: 'I haven't had a boss in 25 years and I'm not about ready to start'

While on the campaign trail, Trump waffled on the topic of appointing Dimon to his administration.

Shubhangi Goel