WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday (Jul 5) he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the ...

Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he is forming a third political party, after a dramatic falling out with Donald Trump, ...

After 10 years of President Donald Trump dominating the national discourse, one effect is a coarsening of political language.

Republicans in Congress have just passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Widely dubbed the cruelest piece of legislation in US ...

If you’re wondering who really benefits from this tax-cut largess, conjure up a picture of Trump and his millionaire/billionaire cronies. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, on ...

The dispute between Republican US President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious ...

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Elon Musk has announced the formation of the “America Party”, marking a definitive rupture with Donald Trump. The billionaire declared the project via a post on X, stating the party is “formed to give ...

Congressional Republicans are breathing sighs of relief after passing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

Two BBBs have been in the news: the Bunker-Buster Bomb, dropped on Iran, and the Big Beautiful Bill making a slow and ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, patriotism among American citizens is at its lowest point ...