President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation — which Elon Musk calls a ‘disgusting abomination’ — will increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over a decade, but adds that tariff collection could offset it
The billionaire has openly attacked the legislation, while the president is urging senators to pass it by July 4 on Independence Day
The erratic trade policy and the worsening fiscal crisis are dragging down economic growth and increasing the risk of a recession
The US author says that poverty in the United States could be eradicated with just 1% of the country’s GDP — but that Trump’s policies are going in the opposite direction
The richest man in the world leaves his months at the helm of DOGE with insider knowledge of the very administration he was tasked with downsizing — and a reputational crisis for his companies that won’t be easy to repair
The tech magnate confirms his resignation as head of the Department of Government Efficiency
In his book ‘Abundance,’ the ‘New York Times’ columnist calls on the US left to create a more prosperous society by supporting new technologies and reducing bureaucracy
The author of the comic ‘How the Rich Plunder the Earth’ argues that Trump’s government in the US proves that ‘capitalism is becoming radicalized’
Political consultant Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí presents this space, in which he analyzes for EL PAÍS the political communications of the president of the United States in his second term in office
A philanthropist and ambassador for an NBA team, the performer’s career dates back to the 1980s. When the phone stopped ringing after a few hits, she stepped back to focus on her business work with her husband, billionaire Antony Ressler
Organizers say it is the start of a year-long campaign of protests, strikes and direct action
The government is weighing measures to boost birth rates even as it expels migrant women — the group that has driven population growth in the United States in recent years
The idea, repeated in recent months, seems impossible to execute, but people close to the president claim they are exploring potential avenues. Other analysts believe it is meant just as a distraction
The oracles of Silicon Valley want to enforce the futures they once envisioned. First, they sold us an idea of the world. Now, they intend to implement it — reshaping laws, institutions, and cultural expectations until their private fantasies become reality
His crusade against immigration, the need for revenge, his authoritarian drift, the erosion of ties with allies and a trade war have marked the start of the Republican’s second term in office
Experts says the controversial software, which collects biographical, biometric, and geolocation information, violates fundamental human rights
The magnate’s ancestor was one of the leaders of the political technocracy movement
‘They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration,’ the former president said in an address to disability advocates in Chicago
The American Astronomical Society warns that the proposed cuts would have ‘catastrophic’ consequences for the United States’ leadership in space exploration
The richest man in the world, along with Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, exemplifies how the most diligent students, upon reaching the business elite, didn’t bring about a new era of empathetic leadership. Instead, they adopted the harsh tactics of those who once made their lives miserable
The US president surrounds himself with men who share one thing in common: they never criticize him
The most vocal of the tycoon’s 14 children has given a couple of interviews where she says she has not spoken to Donald Trump’s right-hand man, or received his financial support, for five years
Inertia is not enough to counter the US president; he must be confronted before he causes further destruction
Research cuts are threatening the country’s global dominance and herald a world with fewer drugs and more preventable deaths
US import levies are starting to be applied even as the president expresses openness to ‘tailored’ negotiations: ‘These countries are kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal’
The company manufactures vehicles in the US, Europe and China using regional suppliers, which will allow it to partially avoid the levies. But its extremely high valuation and poor sales performance have led to $750 billion losses in the stock market since December
