Elon Musk slated to speak at Trump pre-inauguration rally: report

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is slated to speak at President-elect Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration rally on Sunday, according to a new report.  Musk, who is poised to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) once Trump takes office, will provide remarks during Trump’s “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” at the Capitol … Read more

Voters who backed Trump identify new swamp to drain: corporate power

Saginaw county Republicans want new president to target big pharma, healthcare and food – can they rely on him? Saginaw’s Republicans were amused by the suggestion that their anger at corporate power in America and the military-industrial complex made them sound like liberals from a bygone age. Yet Lori Patterson, chair of the local Republican … Read more

Supreme Court upholds looming TikTok ban

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that would ban the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok just two days before the bipartisan divestiture law is slated to take effect. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and … Read more

It’s time for Democrats to go low

Democrats should make the next four years of Republican governance as grueling and painful as possible What the 2024 election results made clear is that the Obama coalition is dead. If Democrats are to have any shot at reclaiming power, so too must be the niceties and mores of the Obama era. Yes, Democrats must … Read more

Osaka forced to retire at Australian Open, Sabalenka overcomes wobbles

Reigning champion battles heat and wind to deny Tauson Andreeva, Vekic, Gauff and Badosa all into round four Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic advanced to the last 16 after the two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired during Friday’stheir third-round match with an injury. Bencic took the first set in a tie-break 7-6 (3) before Osaka, who pulled out … Read more