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Reuters reporter covering U.S. politics with a focus on Trump, Musk and $. Previously in Venezuela, India, Chile & Argentina. [email protected]
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Read the first interview with Sahil Lavingia since he left DOGE. He does not mince his words about Musk's project: www.reuters.com/world/us/wit...

Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

unlocked: Trump’s Plan to Take Jet From Qatar Heightens Corruption Concerns The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

With DOGE duties winding down, Elon Musk is laying the groundwork for a major role as a megadonor in the midterms — but not before asking Trump to boost Tesla’s image. Both men have denied Musk ever sought help. My latest w/ @alexandraulmer.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/aut...

"I think he's exhausted and exasperated," one source says of Elon Musk as he wraps up his time at DOGE. Latest with @nanditab1.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Scoop from me and @alexandraulmer.bsky.social

NEW DOGE reporting, per sources: * DOGE using AI to surveil EPA workers, Trump officials say * DOGE team is "heavily" using Grok * Musk privately mused that AI could replace govt workers www.reuters.com/technology/a...

NEW DOGE reporting, per sources: * DOGE using AI to surveil EPA workers, Trump officials say * DOGE team is "heavily" using Grok * Musk privately mused that AI could replace govt workers www.reuters.com/technology/a...

In Wisconsin court race, megadonor Musk's role helps fuel Democratic turnout www.reuters.com/world/us/wis...

NEW: Donald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage President Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and pushed back on calls for the country’s president to resign. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

NEW: President Trump is hosting group and 1-1 dinners at Mar-a-Lago for $1M and $5M per seat, respectively. The've already become a "hot ticket" for business leaders. Where's the money going? Unclear, though one source said it would fund Trump's presidential library. www.wired.com/story/people...

“It’s not so beyond the realm of possibility that (Musk) could flip a country politically." The world's richest man throws his support behind Europe's populist far-right parties as they make their biggest gains in decades. My story with Andrew MacAskill & Nick Carey. www.reuters.com/world/musk-r...

NEW: Ultimatum to federal workers raises tensions between Musk, White House staff www.reuters.com/world/us/ult...

NEW: Trump campaign co-chief Chris LaCivita is advising a conservative Albanian political party whose leader is under US sanctions for “significant corruption.” LaCivita says the sanctions are political, & casts the party as Trump-aligned. “I’m exporting MAGA — Make Albania Great Again!”

NEW: Elon Musk's tactics frustrate some White House senior officials www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters - www.reuters.com/business/us-...

NEW: Elon Musk's tactics frustrate some White House senior officials www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

For one Honduran single mom fleeing threats, Trump dashes American dream My dispatch from the border:

Smugglers are jacking up their prices following the CBP One asylum cancelations and increased enforcement on the US side, according to our reporting. From Tijuana, for example, crossing went from $4,200 to $6,900, per one migrant.

Smugglers are jacking up their prices following the CBP One asylum cancelations and increased enforcement on the US side, according to our reporting. From Tijuana, for example, crossing went from $4,200 to $6,900, per one migrant.

Latest from the border: After Trump clampdown, some migrants turn to pricey smugglers or riskier routes www.reuters.com/world/americ...

For one Honduran single mom fleeing threats, Trump dashes American dream @alexandraulmer.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/americ...

For one Honduran single mom fleeing threats, Trump dashes American dream My dispatch from the border:

Trump’s Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World’s Most Valuable The new business venture by the Trump family is generating intensifying criticism, even as it's turned into an overnight phenomenon. The NYT examines the new token--and red flags it is raising www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...

Brilliant, challenging, vital job at an extraordinarily important time. 👇 careers.thomsonreuters.com/us/en/job/JR...

NEW: The Government of Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns. The project is one of several that family members of President-elect Donald J. Trump have with foreign countries that have pending policy matters with the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/u...

Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent says Trump will cut budget deficits in half, to 3% of GDP. But if Trump also passes all his tax cuts (+ tariffs, and rest of Trump agenda), that requires cutting Medicaid/SNAP/other mandatory spending (aside from SS/Medicare) by 2/3 wapo.st/4gMRq2R

The migrants on the frontline of Trump’s mass-deportation plan, w/ @kristinacooke.bsky.social @octaviojones.bsky.social and Evan Garcia - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Jared Kushner won't be in the White House, but he's not out of the picture. Per source: * He speaks to Susie Wiles regularly. * He's working with Pam Bondi on some hiring. * He's advising Steve Witkoff on his new job as special envoy to the Middle East.

ICYMI: A neo-Nazi called Andrew McIntyre helped incite Britain's riots last summer. His role in the unrest was identified thanks to research by @hopenothate.org.uk Last week, Elon Musk criticized his sentencing. Megan Specia reports: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/w...

Jared Kushner won't be in the White House, but he's not out of the picture. Per source: * He speaks to Susie Wiles regularly. * He's working with Pam Bondi on some hiring. * He's advising Steve Witkoff on his new job as special envoy to the Middle East.

Jared Kushner advises from afar as Ivanka Trump opts out of role in father's second term My latest: www.reuters.com/world/us/jar...

NEW: Trump Organization Issues Ethics Pledge for President-Elect’s Second Term. Trump family calls it a meaningful commitment. Outside ethics lawyers say it is insufficient. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...

THREAD: NYT today posted the most comprehensive story so far published that examines Pam Bondi's record as Florida's attorney general & then as a corporate lobbyist. Important reading in advance of her confirmation hearings as Trump's new attorney general. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...

NEW, timely and important: Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

Donald Trump Jr is heading to Greenland, where he's reportedly due to meet the chairman of the governing party👀 More here - turn on Google Translate unless your Danish is better than mine: knr.gl/da/nyheder/t...

There are at least 20 ongoing federal investigations and regulatory actions affecting Musk's business empire. What happens to them once Trump takes office?

New filings show the Elon Musk-backed dark money group Building America’s Future spent $23 million last year. The filing reflects how Musk and his political advisers were initially backing Ron DeSantis for president.

The message is loud & clear at Turning Point’s conference in Phoenix:

How do Mexico's #cartels get their hands on all those #fentanyl chemicals from China? Meet "Javier" and "El 23" www.reuters.com/investigates...

Scoop: Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, is planning a fact-finding trip to Kyiv, per sources He will visit several other European capitals, but the plan is to skip Moscow for now This is the first trip to Ukraine by an incoming Trump official

NEW: Trump crypto venture partners with platform linked to Middle East militants Hamas and Hezbollah www.reuters.com/technology/t...

LOL Great story: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

“Trump & other unnamed “affiliates” are entitled to 75% of some World Liberty revenues, … raising the possibility of people buying World Liberty coins to try to gain favor with him.” Is investing in World Liberty just a way to ingratiate yourself with Trump? www.reuters.com/technology/t...

NEW: Trump crypto venture partners with platform linked to Middle East militants Hamas and Hezbollah www.reuters.com/technology/t...

Read our story on what's coming, day one: