Tom Beaumont

6 days ago | apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont

Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn’t have to be that way. According to experts across the ideological spectrum, a major problem was a failure to deploy people who understood the inner workings of government to work alongside his team of software engineers and other high-wattage technology talent.

3 weeks ago | apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont

Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans’ town hall amid talk of another White House bid 1 of 2 |  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks before President Joe Biden during a visit to the U.A. Local 190 Training Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 6, 2024. Buttigieg returns to Iowa Tuesday for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run in the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses.

3 weeks ago | apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont

Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say 1 of 2 |  Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a roll call vote to approve the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) 2 of 2 |  Julia Letlow speaks to reporters in Baton Rouge, La., Jan.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont

Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say 1 of 3 |  Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) 2 of 3 |  Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.

2 months ago | apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s outcome.