Elon Musk’s wild day: A big loss in Wisconsin, awful Tesla numbers, and then a stock surge
Elon Musk’s biggest post-2024 bet failed. It’s not even the most troubling sign from the past day. Elon Musk has had a roller coaster of a day. On Tuesday night, Musk’s favored conservative candidate failed to win a Wisconsin Supreme Court election despite the billionaire and his super PAC dropping at least $15.5 million on…
A voter sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire never paid up after promising cash for petition signatures
Elon Musk and his America PAC have been sued in Pennsylvania. A canvasser says Elon Musk and the billionaire’s super PAC never paid up after promising Pennsylvania voters cash for their efforts around the 2024 presidential campaign. The Bucks County, PA, voter, who is using the pseudonym “John Doe” for what he said in court…
‘Drink very little water’: How senators speak for hours without stopping
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey is delivering one of the longest Senate floor speeches in American history. At about 7 p.m. ET on Monday night, Sen. Cory Booker began delivering what became the longest Senate floor speech in American history. At 8:06 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the New Jersey Democrat finally finished what was…
Elon Musk bet big on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. He lost.
Elon Musk’s foray into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election turned many heads. For Wisconsin Republicans, regaining a conservative majority on the state’s highest court was a top priority. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, funneled more than $12 million via his America PAC to sway the pivotal judicial race in one of the country’s premier…
I’m a big Cybertruck fan. I returned it because my daughter was worried about getting bullied.
Tesla owner Ben Baker told B-17 that he supports people’s right to protest — but damaging personal property crosses the line. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ben Baker, a Tesla owner living in Sacramento, California. B-17 has verified his identity and former Cybertruck ownership. This story has been edited for length…
Trump is using his Big Law executive orders to disarm the legal efforts to rein him in
Trump has been announcing executive orders and deals with Big Law firms that represent his perceived opponents. With the fourth executive order, Donald Trump’s plans came into focus. The president’s executive order last week targeting Jenner & Block specifically called out the Big Law firm’s “powerful pro bono practices,” which he said “undermine justice and…
How a Canadian chef-turned-drone pilot scored his first air-to-air kill against a deadly Russian Lancet drone
The pilot said he believes he’s the first foreign volunteer to get a confirmed kill on a Russian Lancet with a fixed-wing drone. A Canadian fighting for Ukraine took down a Russian Lancet drone with a fixed-wing drone in a caught-on-camera kill. He says he believes he is the first foreign volunteer to do so.…
US aircraft carriers are on the move. More firepower is going to the Middle East.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman conducts flight operations in the Middle East region. American aircraft carriers are on the move as the US military reacts to the rising tensions in the Middle East. The US is officially extending the deployment of an aircraft carrier in the Middle East and sending another to…
Putin’s Chechen warlord has put a 17-year-old in charge of his republic’s security
Adam Kadyrov has been named curator of Chechnya’s internal affairs ministry, which oversees counterterrorism and riot control, among other responsibilities. Adam Kadyrov is enjoying a stellar career. Russian state media reported that the 17-year-old was named curator of Chechnya’s internal affairs ministry on Monday, meaning he’ll oversee police and local security forces. The ministry also…
