A Trump-Musk bromance?
Hello readers! It’s Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at Paste BN. I’m still in the Rio Grande Valley reporting on Latino voters (and it must be a popular area because President-elect Donald Trump is heading to south Texas too!)
Donald Trump to join Elon Musk for latest SpaceX test flight of megarocket Starship
Is it a bromance that will last? President-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will appear together on Tuesday at the latest launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket. Musk regularly appeared with Trump ahead of the election and after the president-elect won two weeks ago. The launch is taking place at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. Read more.
Musk isn’t just appearing with Trump, he is set to help run (alongside former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy) a “Department of Government Efficiency” to make steep cuts to the U.S. federal budget. Here’s how they aim to do it.
Prosecutors ask to delay Trump hush money sentencing, but oppose case dismissal
While all eyes are on Trump heading down to Texas, prosecutors advised a New York judge to delay Trump's criminal sentencing in his hush money case following the November election. The prosecutors said they will still fight against Trump's efforts to get the case dismissed. Trump’s sentencing date and other deadlines in the case were already put on hold. Read more.
A politics pit stop
- Where's Joe Biden? U.S. president misses G20 Summit group photo in Brazil
- Fact check: Image of Biden wearing MAGA hat during Trump meeting is AI-generated
- Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley announces bid for DNC chair following 2024 elections
- Trump's social media company in talks to buy crypto firm Bakkt, FT reports
- Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? Sean Duffy and Brendan Carr are the latest
Hacker got damaging sealed testimony against Matt Gaetz, attorney says
Files containing statements from witnesses who gave damaging testimony against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was nominated for attorney general by Donald Trump, were hacked on Monday, attorneys say. The hacked files include an unredacted deposition of a woman who reportedly was sexually abused by Gaetz when she was 17 years old. Read more.
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