Trump wants Elon Musk to do to the government what he did to Twitter
One of the more humorous parts of Donald Trump’s hours-long conversation with Elon Musk last month was the way in which the two ideological and stylistic allies disagreed on inflation. “Inflation was caused
Trump offers confusing plan to pay for U.S. child care with foreign tariffs
Former president Donald Trump gave a confusing answer Thursday when asked about making child care more affordable, suggesting the costs would be brought down by his proposed tariffs on foreign nations. Trump made
Where the 2024 election stands, with 2 months left
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in a 2024 election in which it’s time to put pen to paper … ballots. (Make sure you are subscribed to this
Excluding suicide, guns kill twice as many U.S. kids as European adults
On Wednesday morning, a student walked into Georgia’s Apalachee High School and opened fire with a rifle, killing two students and two instructors. The incident is numbing in its familiarity, from the
In speech, Trump repeatedly insults Jewish Americans who back Democrats
Former president Donald Trump, in a speech Thursday to Jewish Republicans, repeatedly denigrated Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats and warned, without evidence, that Israel “will no longer exist” if Vice President
NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off — and subject to a shifting industry
In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association signed an 11-year, $77 billion deal of its own. What’s next? Well, not much all
Trump backs plan that would give Elon Musk broad role in U.S. policymaking
NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump formally endorsed a government spending commission that could give Elon Musk broad responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations — a move that reflects a
Georgia school shooting elevates gun violence as issue in Harris-Trump race
With two months left in the presidential race, former president Donald Trump would prefer to campaign on issues such as inflation and immigration. Vice President Kamala Harris has been centering her campaign
A new reminder that Russian interference was never a ‘hoax’
Ten years ago, two Russian nationals, Aleksandra Krylova and Anna Bogacheva, spent a month touring the United States. Their itinerary included stops across the country: New York, Louisiana, California, Colorado. But their
How Nvidia doubled earnings, lost almost $300 billion in value and shook the stock market
It’s been described as the most important company in the world at the moment. But new concerns surrounding Nvidia, the chipmaker powering the artificial intelligence revolution — and which this summer became America’s