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Today — 22 December 2024Main stream
Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His

The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, this week.

Musk Expresses Support for Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election

It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.

© Pool photo by Allison Robbert

Elon Musk has long made heavy use of X, which he bought in 2022, to express his views on politics in the United States and abroad.
Before yesterdayMain stream

The Shutdown Crisis Leads to Questions About Who Is in Charge

Donald Trump has yet to take office but the president-elect and Elon Musk are already influencing policy, putting the federal government hours away from a shut down.

© Pool photo by Brandon Bell

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are changing policy even before the president-elect takes office next month.

Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Mike Johnson’s Hold on House Speaker Job

20 December 2024 at 05:27
A Republican backlash to the speaker’s plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson can afford very few defections if he wants to hang on to his post.

Billionaire Rivals Bezos and Musk Are Said to Have Dined With Trump at Mar-a-Lago

20 December 2024 at 02:36
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, ate with President-elect Donald J. Trump. Both have courted Mr. Trump.

© Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images

Jeff Bezos is among a string of tech billionaires who have flocked to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Florida estate.

Trump, Egged On by Musk, Condemns Spending Deal, Raising Fears of Government Shutdown

19 December 2024 at 09:12
The president-elect weighed in against the huge spending package after Elon Musk had spent the day warning Republicans not to support it. The blowup left the compromise on life support.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Mr. Trump’s scathing statement on the spending bill came after the deal had already faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Drought in the Northeast: The Causes and Consequences

4 December 2024 at 02:58
Readers discuss what one calls a “boom-or-bust precipitation cycle.” Also: Pete Hegseth’s mother’s accusation; what opera needs; Elon Musk and Mars.

What Elon Musk Needs From China

23 November 2024 at 04:41
From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance.
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