Politics
Trump AG highlights three Tesla arson cases, adding to White House defense of Musk’s company
Burned Teslas are shown at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday touted federal cases against people accused of setting fire to Tesla cars and property, adding […]
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‘Buy Tesla,’ Commerce chief Lutnick urges as Musk leads DOGE for Trump administration
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., from left, Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 14, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged the public to “buy Tesla” stock, […]
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Political free fall: Turkey faces protests, investor flight after opposition leader’s arrest
Turkish MPs, mayors, party members, members of different political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations and citizens protest against the detention warrant of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Beylikduzu Mayor Murat Calik and Sisli Mayor Resul Emrah Sahan, at the CHP Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on March 19, 2025. Evrim Aydin | Anadolu | […]
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Trump to sign order to shut down Department of Education, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, fulfilling a key campaign pledge, the White House said […]
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DOGE doxx site maps ‘Musk World’ as Trump AG threatens Tesla vandals with federal charges
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards A new online map is highlighting locations across the United States of Tesla dealerships and Superchargers, along with purported addresses and phone numbers connected to members of the Trump administration’s DOGE team, led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The DOGEQUEST map spread online this week, as police continued to investigate […]
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FTC commissioner fired by Trump says her ouster should concern markets
One of the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump abruptly fired Tuesday warned that her ouster could erode market stability. “This isn’t just about the FTC, and it’s not about my job,” former commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “This is about policing […]
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Art created autonomously by AI cannot be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules
A picture titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which computer scientist Stephen Thaler said he had created using his generative AI platform, the “Creativity Machine.” Source: Wikipedia CC A federal appeals court ruled that art created autonomously by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted, saying that at least initial human authorship is required for a copyright. […]
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Federal judge transfers Columbia student activist’s case to New Jersey
FILE PHOTO: Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A Columbia University student activist detained by the U.S. government over […]
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Zelenskyy says he will talk to Trump as Russia, Ukraine report overnight strikes
Officials work at the site of destruction and fire after the Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine on March 19, 2025. State Emergency Service of Ukraine | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said he would hold talks with White House leader Donald Trump, as Moscow and Kyiv reported overnight attacks hours […]
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Roche abandons global diversity targets on concern over U.S. executive orders
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Swiss drugmaker Roche has abandoned global targets for a more diverse workforce to avoid penalties from recent U.S. executive orders, the latest in a slew of companies to do so. Among measures taken, Roche said its Chief Diversity Offices in the U.S. and at its Basel headquarters “will […]
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