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Elon Musk on Thursday called for the release from prison of Tommy Robinson, one of Britain's best known far-right agitators, in the U.S. tech billionaire's latest U.K. intervention.

Donald Trump's inauguration as 47th president of the United States is a month away. The ritual of succession, and the "serial number" of the office holder provide a sense of normalcy to the assumption of the superpower's highest office - and Trump was indeed elected by democratic process. But clearly, this presidency will be like no other.

The U.S. Capitol is pictured ahead of a vote on a revised continuing resolution bill in Washington, DC, on Dec. 19, 2024.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and cease operations starting this weekend.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming U.S. government shutdown, as the White House accused him of "playing politics."

First in his class, valedictorian, Ivy League top university graduate, instructor at Stanford, private high school attendee, handsome, friendly, hailing from a very wealthy and successful family. And a murderer, with no previous criminal record. How can this be?

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on January 20. According to CBS News, the invitation was extended in early November, shortly after Trump's election victory. However, it remains unclear whether Xi has accepted the offer, and the Chinese embassy in Washington declined to comment on the matter.

One is the richest man in the world, a disrupter of every sector that drew his attention, the other is the world's most powerful man, at the head of the greatest economic and military power humanity has known. They collaborated in the one's election to the United States presidency, where he will enjoy unfettered power because of the damage that he inflicted on institutions in his earlier term.

Elon Musk donated over 250 million dollars to support Donald Trump’s election campaign, including 20 million dollars to a political action committee (PAC) named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late liberal Supreme Court justice, according to federal records published by the New York Times.

Elon Musk has fired again at the British government, calling the country a “tyrannical police state” while publicly backing a call for early elections.

In his latest attack, Musk said more specifically that:

Elon Musk has outlined plans for his new role as "efficiency" czar, signaling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump's executive powers and a conservative Supreme Court.