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Michael Grimes, Star Banker Behind Musk's Twitter Buyout, To Lead Sovereign Wealth Fund: Reports

Michael Grimes has reportedly been recruited to lead the sovereign wealth fund being pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump – he is known as a key dealmaker in the investment realm and also for his role in Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

International Business Times

Who is in charge at the company formerly known as Twitter since Elon Musk took over?

Musk relies on an X team that includes former top execs from NBC and Hyundai.

Fortune

Democratic senators call for inquiry into Musk agency’s firings of federal workers

Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts cautioned private firms would fill in the void and put Americans ‘at risk’ in letter

The Guardian - US

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Elon Musk's offer to bring home stranded astronauts never reached the space station, say NASA astronauts who are still in orbit after 9 months

Musk said the astronauts could’ve been rescued sooner but the Biden administration rejected his assistance.

Fortune

Musk isn't the biggest privacy threat

“Crawling through the data of the Social Security”: Musk makes the case for a Privacy Bill of Rights

Salon

Trump blames workers for economic chaos

When Grandma's Social Security check goes missing, Trump and Musk plan to call her a "fraud"

Salon

White House dodges questions on Elon Musk’s outfit choices amid Zelensky comparisons

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt jumped to the Tesla billionaire’s defence, stating ‘Elon Musk wore a suit last night. I’m sure you saw it’

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Trump Admin Pressures IRS to Hand Over 700,000 Addresses of Immigrants to be Deported

Department of Homeland Security directed the Internal Revenue Service to turn over the addresses of roughly 700,000 immigrants it is seeking to deport.

Latin Times

Australian Tesla sales plummet as owners rush to distance themselves from Elon Musk

Frustrated Tesla drivers are selling cars or displaying anti-Musk bumper stickers as sales of the EV car brand slumped 72% in February compared with last year

The Guardian - AU

Green Day changes lyrics to skewer JD Vance with a slur

Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong also took on Elon Musk and Donald Trump

The Independent UK

‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator

Film-maker reacts after US president shares video on his Truth Social account last week

The Guardian - UK

How Elon Musk’s DOGE cost cuts don’t make sense: Report

If Elon Musk fired every single federal worker his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would only save a quarter of the money he promised to save and would amount to a piddling 4 percent of annual federal spending, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

Trump administration briefing: president threatens Hamas, leaves Ukraine in the dark and flip flops on tariffs

Trump tells Hamas to release all hostages or ‘it is over for you’ as US stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance

The Guardian - US

FAA workers threatened with firing if they ‘impede’ Elon Musk’s SpaceX federal deal: Report

Elon Musk has been at the center of potential conflicts of interest since his political ascendance

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Fortune

In a win for Silicon Valley, Senate votes to overturn key payments regulation that could benefit Elon Musk’s X

The rule was enacted under the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last November.

The Independent UK

See the first ad from Musk-backed PAC that highlights ‘four long years of humiliation’

America PAC aired the ad on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress

Latin Times

Trump Admin Planning to Fire Over 70,000 From Veterans Affairs, Internal Memo Reveals: Report

The Trump administration is planning a major workforce reduction at the VA, potentially cutting more than 70,000 employees, according to an internal memo.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s NIH pick makes pitch for good science – in this administration?

Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal funding

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The Conversation

Elon Musk thinks the US should leave the UN – what if Trump does it?

When Donald Trump’s benefactor and cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk recently supported a call for the United States to quit NATO and the United Nations, it should perhaps have been more surprising.

Latin Times

Texas Tesla Dealer Hit by Wheel Thieves Amid String of Attacks on Musk's Company

The tires were stolen from multiple Tesla vehicles at one Texas car dealership, authorities say.

Space

The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress.

Roll Call

GOP senators pitch Musk on using 1974 budget law to cut spending - Roll Call

Senate Republicans called on the Trump administration to use the rescissions process to claw back money already appropriated by Congress.

Reason

Contrary to What Trump Said, Even DOGE Does Not Claim To Have Identified 'Hundreds of Billions' in Fraud

The president's assertion is divorced from reality, and so are the "estimated savings" touted by Elon Musk.

Fortune

Elon Musk's DOGE slapped a $1 limit on government credit cards and now workers say they can’t do their jobs

The cost-cutting spree has hampered workers’ ability to buy office or lab supplies, access legal filings, or travel for work.

The Independent UK

Trump press secretary defends Musk’s clothes after Zelensky mocked for not wearing suit

Donald Trump’s press secretary defended Elon Musk’s clothes after Volodymyr Zelensky was mocked for not wearing a suit during the chaotic meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents in the White House last week.

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