Elon Musk avoided a question about a Friday report alleging he has a drug problem during his press conference in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump. Ahead of the Friday press conference, the New York Times published a report saying Musk went “well beyond” occasional drug use in an article titled, “On the Campaign […]
Billionaire Elon Musk showed up to his farewell White House press conference vowing to continue the fight — and with a bruise to show for it. Musk appeared to have a black eye on the right side of his face on Friday in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump. After 130 days, he’s leaving […]
President Donald Trump nominated former conservative podcaster Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel on Thursday. Ingrassia is currently working at the White House as an aide. He was formerly the host of the podcast Right On Point. “I am pleased to nominate Paul Ingrassia to head the United States Office of Special […]
President Donald Trump is celebrating the merger of US Steel and Nippon Steel with a rally near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Trump is set to speak at US Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, at 5 p.m. Trump hailed the new “partnership” between the two companies in a Truth Social post last week, saying it would […]
Japanese-owned Nippon Steel has spent more than $6.1 million on federal lobbying efforts in its quest to take over US Steel, hiring a fleet of well-connected politicos, some of whom have intimate ties to President Donald Trump, the merger’s self-proclaimed mediator. According to registration records, Nippon Steel retained lobbying powerhouse Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & […]
Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has utilized pardons and commutations to address what he has deemed injustices dealt by the justice system. A pardon essentially forgives a crime and its consequences — a conviction is wiped from the person’s criminal record, and they no longer have to serve a sentence for […]
President Donald Trump hit his predecessor over autopen use on Friday, predicting that it could become a legendary scandal in time. “I think the autopen is going to become one of the great scandals of all time,” Trump said during an Oval Office press conference with Elon Musk. Republicans allege that former President Joe Biden […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! We’ve reached the end of another week and, with the help of our editor Joe Lawler, today’s Daily on Energy dives into all kinds of energy sources, including oil, nuclear, and geothermal. Today, the Trump administration has moved to cancel billions of dollars worth of clean […]
In his first public remarks since being diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago, former President Joe Biden defended his decision to run for reelection as questions swirled over his mental fitness to perform the job of president. “You can see that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) defended the House reconciliation bill’s changes to Medicaid at a town hall in Butler County, Iowa, on Friday with the statement, “We all are going to die.” Ernst was taking questions about what Democrats have characterized as cuts to Medicaid in the House-passed domestic policy bill that now lies before the […]
