DOGE, Tesla, Elon Musk, Pope Francis, Harvey Weinstein, Trump, NCAA, NFL: Daily Briefing

Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. “A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Quick look at Wednesday’s news: Polarizing politics could be driving Tesla’s worst Q1 in years Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would scale back his government role starting in May, adding he expected his time allocation to the cost-cutting Department of … Read more

Ukraine, Western talks downgraded as Marco Rubio cancels London trip

Elizabeth Piper, John Irish and Daphne Psaledakis  |  Reuters LONDON/PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) – Talks between the U.S., Ukraine and European officials to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine faltered on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly cancelled his trip to London and negotiations were downgraded. Rubio’s no show prompted a broader … Read more

Trump’s Education Department has abandoned civil rights, families say

Protesters stage ‘study-in’ in front of Education Department Protesters staged a “study-in” demonstration in front of the Education Department after President Donald Trump’s executive order. Amy Cupp was alarmed when her seventh-grade daughter came home from school with bruises in the shape of fingerprints. School staff had locked the girl in a room while trying … Read more