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The TelegraphMusk’s new government department in turmoil as partner mulls quitting
Elon Musk’s new government department has been thrown into turmoil amid reports his partner is considering quitting.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Meme Coin Immediately Crashes After Melania’s Cryptocurrency Launch
Incoming first lady Melania Trump has joined her husband in the crypto game, launching her own “meme coin” over the weekend. But just hours after the new digital currency went live Sunday, her husband’s suffered a precipitous crash of more than 40%, according to Forbes—leading many to connect Melania’s new project to the decline of her husband’s. Announcing the news on X Sunday evening, Melania posted a black-and-white photo of herself smiling with her hands clasped together and wrote, “The Offi
- The Daily Beast
Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Slams ‘Lady McBiden’ for Cruel Snub
The relationship between Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and the Biden family is so strained that the outgoing president and his wife did not check in on her after she broke her hip last month, enraging Pelosi’s family. The revelation in a Sunday Politico report reflects the ongoing feud between Joe Biden and Pelosi after she worked last summer to push him to drop out of the presidential election. Biden eventually withdrew, but it was not without some pointed anger at the former speaker. “We were f
- CNN
Ukraine opens a new front against Russia – flattering Trump
World leaders have been rushing to get on Donald Trump’s good side since his reelection as US president, arguably none more so than Ukraine.
- The Daily Beast
GOP Senator Threatens Companies Working With Newly Restored TikTok
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton issued a stern warning for companies working with TikTok, shortly after breaking with president-elect Donald Trump on the embattled platform’s shutdown. “Any company that hosts, distributes, services, or otherwise facilitates communist-controlled TikTok could face hundreds of billions of dollars of ruinous liability under the law,” Cotton said on Sunday in response to a TikTok statement. The social media giant thanked its service providers for restoring service, throwing
- CNN
As first Israeli hostages are released, Hamas sends a message: It is far from being destroyed
Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a failure for Israel.
- Barrons.com
China’s Economy Is Terrifying the Middle Class. They’re Sending Savings Abroad.
During Covid—when China’s draconian restrictions kept people locked in their apartments or residential compounds—the term took on a new life, meaning to “emigrate in order to flee adverse conditions.” Now, while Covid has receded in the rearview mirror of most Chinese, the term has gained new life as China’s economy continues its sluggish and people feel increasingly uneasy about their financial conditions. The superrich have been reallocating funds outside of China for decades, long before President Xi Jinping’s reign and China’s new normal of slower growth.
- INSIDER
Ukraine's military chief says Russia has 'practically halved' artillery ammo usage after its production lines and depots were hit
Oleksandr Syrskyi credited Ukraine's attacks on "industrial enterprises" that manufacture ammo, missile parts, and other weapons deep inside Russia.
- INSIDER
The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
- The Telegraph
Roman Abramovich’s life of luxury in Turkish exile
In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s generous tips are setting tongues wagging as much as they once did in London.
- South China Morning Post
China crisis looms as Europe's gravy train stalls: 'nobody is making money'
It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949, according to a huge sign on its exterior wall - but on a picket line outside. Pallets and old furniture were added to roaring fires in the middle of a road. Hand-painted signs raged, in French, aga
- Fortune
TikTok fans celebrate app’s return as Musk notes ‘unbalanced’ situation with X — ‘Something needs to change’
TikTok shut down Saturday night ahead of the U.S. ban. But by Sunday, the platform was back, and the company credited Trump.
- The Hill
Trump arrives in Washington for inauguration
President-elect Trump landed in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening for his inauguration. He landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia just after 7 p.m. Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, boarded an Air Force plane just after 4:30 p.m. at Palm Beach International Airport. Trump waved from the top of the stairs…
- Associated Press
Vance will make his mark as the first millennial vice president and the potential MAGA torchbearer
As he prepares to become the nation's first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already the presumptive heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement. Vance hasn't been assigned a specific portfolio in the White House like some of his predecessors. While he has long-standing areas of interest, from tech and disaster relief to immigration, people close to the former Ohio senator say he sees his role as doing whatever is needed to best help President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration accomplish his agenda.
- The Daily Beast
‘Historic Grift’: Trump’s Memecoin Creates $14B Out of Nothing
President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency became the second-largest meme coin by market cap over the weekend, creating a potential windfall worth billions for his family company. The Trump memecoin had a market value of $14.2 billion early Sunday, nearly triple the $4.9 billion just 12 hours earlier, data shows. It’s now second only to Dogecoin, the speculative joke asset beloved by MAGA billionaire Elon Musk. The president-elect’s decision to launch a memecoin—a digital asset linked to
- The Independent
Trump to sign more than 200 executive orders on first day in office, report says
Newly sworn-in president will begin signing executive orders as soon as formalities of inauguration ceremony are complete
- The Independent
Village People once tried to stop Trump using their music. Now they’re dancing on stage with him
‘Y.M.C.A’ has played at countless Trump rallies throughout his political career
- AFP News
TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement
Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a national ban came into effect Sunday, with incoming president Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office.It said "we are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.
- HuffPost
AOC Says TikTok Thanking 'President Trump' For Helping Restore App Is 'A Choice'
On Sunday, the social media platform thanked the incoming president while announcing it was back in the United States.
- The Independent
TikTok goes dark 90 minutes before deadline but posts message suggesting Trump could save it
Trump, who led the push for the TikTok ban, now says he will sign an executive order on his first day as president to delay it