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‘Elon Musk is dismantling democracy—and he’s using Tesla’s fortune to do it.’ A powerful wave of resistance swept across the globe on Saturday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in over 200 locations for coordinated “Tesla Takedown” protests, demanding accountability from Elon Musk and his dangerous alliance with the Trump administration….
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top ally of Donald Trump, faced sharp backlash this week after openly bribing voters at a rally in Wisconsin while simultaneously invoking billionaire philanthropist George Soros as a supposed threat to democracy. During a campaign event in Green Bay ahead of Tuesday’s high-stakes state supreme court election,…
In a stunning revelation, a leaked Signal group chat among top Trump administration officials has not only exposed a massive national security breach but also included what experts are calling a confession to an alleged war crime. The messages, obtained by The Atlantic and made public by journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, reveal that National Security Adviser…
In a stunning revelation Wednesday, The Atlantic published the war plans that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had publicly denied were ever discussed over the encrypted messaging app Signal. The documents, shared by high-ranking members of President Donald Trump’s national security team, provide direct evidence contradicting the administration’s claims that no classified or sensitive…
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Department of Justice’s request to reinstate a controversial Trump administration policy that sought to use an 18th-century wartime law to deport individuals without due process. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the administration’s bid to overturn a lower…
Trump Administration Officials Discussed Classified Military Strategy on Unsecured Messaging App WASHINGTON — As revelations surfaced that top Trump administration officials had illegally discussed classified war plans on an unsecured messaging app, Republican lawmakers largely downplayed the security breach, deflected blame, and even attempted to justify the dangerous lapse in protocol. On Monday, The Atlantic’s…
Sweeping Changes to Verification System Raise Concerns for Seniors, Disabled Americans WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to rapidly implement sweeping changes to its phone services, bypassing the usual lengthy review process and sparking widespread concern among lawmakers and advocacy groups. Leland Dudek, the agency’s acting commissioner, confirmed Monday…
The Trump administration is intensifying its crackdown on campus demonstrations, demanding that universities hand over the names and nationalities of students involved in recent protests—a move that legal experts warn could be used to justify deportations or other punitive actions. The request follows Trump’s vow to remove non-citizens who participated in what his administration calls…
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump frequently warned that stagflation—simultaneous high inflation and sluggish growth—was “worse than inflation” and represented “the death of the American Dream.” Today, his own economic policies are pushing the country toward that very scenario. The Federal Reserve has now outlined early warning signs of stagflation, driven in part by Trump’s…
President Donald Trump is escalating his controversial efforts to assert control over Greenland, sending top administration officials to the Danish autonomous territory—a move that Greenlandic leaders are decrying as “highly aggressive,” according to The New York Times. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are scheduled to visit Greenland earlier in the…
