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Musk Seeks To Remove Delaware Judge From His Cases After She "Liked" A Post About His Trial Loss Lawyers for Elon Musk and Tesla are seeking to have a Delaware judge removed from cases involving them, arguing her neutrality could be questioned after her LinkedIn account “liked” a post about Musk losing a recent trial in California, according to Financial Times. Musk’s firm said the interaction with the “inflammatory” post created “a perception of bias against Mr. Musk in these cases, recusal is necessary and warranted”. The post referred to a federal...

Trump Talks Economy, Immigration, Taxes, And AI In State Of The Union Address Update (2320ET): While predicted to be '2 or 3 hours,' President Trump's State of the Union was just 109 minutes - though it was still the longest on record since at least 1964. Trump emphasized border security, energy production, and tax policies while throwing Democrats under the bus over the economy and unchecked illegal immigration. Trump declared the "Golden Age of America" and stated that the state of the union is "strong," tying themes to the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary. Key Economic...

Putin To Visit China Just Days After Trump's Beijing, Demonstrating 'No Limits' Partnership Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 19 to 20, just days after US President Donald Trump concluded his state visit to Beijing, the Kremlin has announced. In a Telegram statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry unveiled that Putin would travel to China "at the invitation" of Xi Jinping, marking the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between Russia and China. RIA Novosti/EPA The readout indicates the two leaders will discuss expanding their...