Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win November’s presidential election, according to new filings, underscoring the influence one of the world’s wealthiest people had on this year’s White House race.

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Author: Tim Reid,Jason Lange

President-elect says embattled defense secretary nominee ‘is doing very well’ and announces new role of ‘White House AI and crypto czar’

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Author: @ChrisJStein

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) criticized Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) for suggesting it is not Republican senators’ responsibility to vet President-elect Trump’s nominations for p…

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Author: Juliann Ventura

Trump has privately joked with his team that New York Mayor Eric Adams is acting like he wants a pardon.

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Author: Asawin Suebsaeng,Noah Shachtman

Brief letters: Joe and Hunter Biden | Nuclear power plants | Concise advice | Welsh sinkhole | Parthenon marbles

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

U.S. President Joe Biden changed his mind about pardoning his son Hunter because “circumstances have changed,” the White House said on Friday.

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Author: Reuters

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of intervi…

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Author: ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press

New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) didn’t rule out a return to the Republican Party during an interview with NY1 amid looming controversy surrounding him involving more federal corruption charges. “The …

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Author: Ashleigh Fields

“My focus is the American people and the people of New York City,” Adams said. “And those who don’t like it, they would cancel me. And I say, ‘Cancel me.’ I’m for America.”

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Author: Josephine Stratman

Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $250 million to help propel President-elect Trump back into the White House, the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show. …

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Author: Filip Timotija

Musk bolstered Pac with $20.5m ahead of election while late supreme court justice’s family denounced it as ‘appalling’

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Author: Joseph Gedeon

The FEC filings reveal big payments to his America PAC, the mysterious RBG PAC and other Republican candidates

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Author: Madeline Sherratt

Senior party figures consider withholding contributions to presidential library to express anger at pardon for son

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Author: Robert Tait

Trump wants ‘a say’ in the Federal Reserve. Many Republicans do not agree – Lawmakers on both side of the aisle have long supported the independence of the Federal Reserve

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Author: Ariana Baio