Musk's 'free speech' Twitter vision put to test by Ye
Elon Musk’s vision for a Twitter that allows any and all content was put to the test Thursday by rapper Ye’s tweet featuring a swastika. Musk has forged ahead with his plans to create a so-called free speech platform in the month since he took over Twitter as part of a $44 billion acquisition — removing the COVID-19 misinformation policy, cutting key staff and replatforming banned accounts. But his decision to suspend Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, highlights the tightrope Musk is walking between appeasing his supporters who welcome his “fre
Read MoreHere's where Trump's GOP rivals stand on potential 2024 bids
Former President Trump kicked off the 2024 presidential election campaign season when he became the first major candidate to announce a White House bid just a week after the midterm elections. Trump has been the unequivocal leader of the Republican Party since he was first elected president in 2016, but he has garnered blame from many opponents and allies for the party’s disappointing performance in the midterms. Several noteworthy Republicans have hinted that they are considering running for president in the aftermath of the
Read MoreTrump calls for ‘termination’ of election rules in Constitution to overturn 2020 election
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Read MoreTaking on the elite becomes go-to brand for DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) loves to despise “the elite.” In speeches, remarks at news conferences and even in an op-ed he penned in The Wall Street Journal last year, his message has been the same: “Don't trust the elites.” “We rejected the elites and we were right,” the governor said to a crowd attending the National Conservatism Conference in September, referring to how he bucked the system and railed against everyone from public health experts to government officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even Republicans acknowledge that the 4
Read MoreThe Memo: Trump’s 2024 campaign stumbles out of the gate
Former President Trump’s campaign to win back the White House in 2024 has stumbled right out of the gate. Trump launched his campaign with a Nov. 15 speech at Mar-a-Lago. Nothing has gone right for him, then or since. Instead, the setbacks — in less than three weeks — have been numerous. Trump has spent much of the last week defending himself over his dinner at his Florida resort with two notorious antisemites: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes. Even figures who are supportive of Trump express horror at the episode as well as mo
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