Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won’t be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty.Donald Trump, as president…
Who is Steve Davis? Elon Musk’s go-to cost-cutter is working for DOGE
Elon Musk’s deputy Steve Davis has spent more than 20 years helping the billionaire cut costs at businesses such as SpaceX, the Boring Company and…
Column: An Oscar-winning L.A. council member? Gov. Danny Trejo? Gustavo’s 2025 predictions
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus columna came true. If any did, it would have been a…
Elon Musk’s strange debut as a federal budget negotiator
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open,…
CFPB sues Walmart, Branch Messenger for forcing drivers to use costly deposit accounts
"Walmart made false promises, illegally opened accounts, and took advantage of more than a million delivery drivers," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra (seen in Oct. 2023…
Calmes: Drain the swamp? More like overt, unapologetic swampy displays at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump doesn’t drain the swamp, despite his promises. He just puts his own brand on it, like everything else he touches, and sells. And…
Lawmakers work past midnight toward approving stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown
1 of 7 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a press conference in which he answered questions about the spending bill, which was…
Elon Musk says only far-right AfD party ‘can save Germany’
1 of 2 | Protesters are shown demonstrating against the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany in Hanover, Germany, on Dec. 2, 2017. American billionaire Elon…
House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘We have a plan’ after government funding bill fails
1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to press while house members vote on his spending bill to avoid a…
GOP aborts temporary gov’t funding measure at Trump’s urging
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance jointly opposed a proposed stopgap funding measure announced Tuesday that would have prevented a pending federal government…
New FTC rule bans junk fees for tickets, hotels
1 of 6 | In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden (pictured on Sunday) said Tuesday’s FTC vote builds on the work across his administration…
Trump advocates eliminating daylight saving time, calling it ‘inefficient’
Clock salesman Brent McCormick sets the time on an oversized wall clock at the Tic Toc Shop in Ellisville, Mo., on Oct. 29, 2005. President-elect…
Tesla shares rally as investors anticipate growth after Trump victory
Tesla's stock regains popularity as investors expect its Robotaxi and FSD technology to drive another phase of growth acceleration. The stunning performance drove Tesla's Price-to-Earnings(P/E)…
Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
DES MOINES, Iowa — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” in…
Hungary’s Viktor Orban meets Donald Trump, Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago
1 of 2 | Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) shakes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's hand at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Fla., during a meeting on Monday.…
Trump, Zelensky, Macron hold surprise meeting in Paris; Musk also appears
1 of 5 | French President Emmanuel Macron bids farewell to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky (L) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R) as they leave…
Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral reopens with pomp and glittering array of leaders
1 of 5 | Clergy members walk down the central aisle of the Notre Dame Cathedral at the end of a ceremony marking its reopening,…
Delaware judge again rules against Tesla paying Elon Musk $56 billion package
Elon Musk listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C., on November…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Donald Trump in Florida
CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S.…
SEC, FCC chairs say they will leave offices on Jan. 20
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on September 14, 2021. He said…