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…
Opinion: Who’s the vice-president elect? Elon Musk or JD Vance
The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana — had to photobomb the much-shared…
Trump chooses business executive Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
Linda McMahon, former administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 18,…
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s Commerce secretary pick
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for…
Trump's billionaire budget-cutters are dangerously out of touch
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might know how to get rich, but do they know how government props up the poor? Especially in red states?…
Tesla shares surge on hopes for self-driving rules relaxation
Tesla may soon overcome a critical regulatory hurdle for its autonomous driving system, with Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump appearing to pay off. If…
Sticker Mule CEO eyes seat Elise Stefanik is vacating
Anthony Constantino, the chief executive of the company Sticker Mule, is eyeing a run for the expected 2025 special election to fill the congressional seat…