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Malgré une hausse de plus de 7% des ventes mondiales de véhicules électriques, Tesla a enregistré un recul de 13% de ses propres ventes par rapport à la même période l’an dernier, entraînant un effondrement de ses bénéfices, en chute libre de 71% au premier trimestre 2025.
Une baisse majoritairement attribuée aux vives controverses entourant Elon Musk, notamment son engagement politique américaine aux côtés de Trump avec le DOGE, ses propos et gestes controversés et sa proximité avec l’extrême droite.
Ce revers majeur a poussé le PDG à annoncer aux investisseurs de Tesla qu’il allait prendre un certain recul par rapport au DOGE dès le mois prochain, afin de recentrer une partie de son attention sur l’entreprise de véhicules électriques.
Elon Musk a toutefois affirmé ne pas avoir l’intention de se retirer complètement du DOGE, précisant qu’il restera fortement impliqué au sein du département sous l’administration Trump jusqu’à la fin du mandat de Donald Trump.
Les déclarations et comportements erratiques d’Elon Musk ont manifestement rebuté une partie de la clientèle de Tesla qui était déjà fragilisée par la montée en puissance de concurrents dans le secteur des véhicules électriques.
L’entreprise doit désormais faire face aux tarifs douaniers imposés par Donald Trump, ce qui complique encore davantage sa situation.
En plus d’avoir tenté de rassurer les investisseurs sur son implication renouvelée dans l’entreprise, Elon Musk a également cherché à les apaiser quant à sa position sur les tarifs douaniers, affirmant plaider en faveur d’une réduction.
Il a toutefois précisé que, en fin de compte, les décisions reviennent au président.
Le plan de paix proposé par l’administration Trump s’est rapidement effondré, l’Ukraine l’ayant fermement rejeté en raison de son orientation ouvertement favorable à la Russie, notamment en entérinant le contrôle russe sur les territoires occupés depuis trois ans, en reconnaissant l’annexion de la Crimée et en interdisant toute future adhésion de l’Ukraine à l’OTAN.
Cette initiative, présentée par les États-Unis, illustre une fois de plus l’alignement problématique de la politique étrangère de Trump avec les intérêts du Kremlin, au détriment de l’Ukraine.
Zelensky a d’ailleurs été très clair quant à la position de l’Ukraine sur son intégrité territoriale:
«L’Ukraine ne reconnaîtra pas légalement l’occupation de la Crimée».
Zelensky a ensuite ajouté: «Il n’y a rien à discuter à ce sujet».
Cette déclaration a visiblement irrité Donald Trump, qui a cité Zelensky dans un message publié sur Truth Social, l’accusant de ne plus avoir «aucune carte en main» et affirmant que la Crimée «a été perdue il y a des années».
L’administration Trump, par la voix du vice-président JD Vance et du secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio, a d’ailleurs menacé de se retirer des négociations de paix si l’Ukraine persistait à rejeter sa proposition.
Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a réaffirmé que l’Ukraine n’engagerait des négociations de paix avec la Russie qu’après l’établissement d’un cessez-le-feu complet.
In a recent touching episode of her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, returned candidly to the painful ordeal she went through in 2020: a miscarriage.
Knowing that her guest, Reshma Saujani, an American lawyer and politician, had also been through this ordeal, which she had already spoken about publicly, Meghan approached the subject delicately. Before going any further, she asked her if she felt comfortable talking about it, opening up a respectful space for dialogue.
Her guest then emotionally remarked that she had the impression that Meghan was reading her diary. She confided that no one had ever spoken to her about the experience in this way.
Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, have two children together: Archie and Lilibet, and this miscarriage occurred between the births of both.
As Trump prepares to sign a series of executive orders to promote marriage and the birth rate, he’s drawing on proposals from Project 2025, a plan he publicly distanced himself from on the campaign trail, but which now guides all his policies.
Trump, following Project 2025, intends to make the fight against demographic decline a priority, valuing conservative family principles and asserting his desire to « restore the family as the heart of American life ».
But among the measures Trump plans to implement soon, one in particular stands out: it appears to be inspired by a program instituted by Hitler in the 1930s to stimulate the birth rate.
With the aim of provoking a « baby boom », Donald Trump is reportedly considering a series of measures described as pro-natalist.
Among them: a $5,000 bonus for each married mother after giving birth, as a way of promoting both births and marriage, as well as scholarships and educational programs on the menstrual cycle.
Trump has also reportedly received a draft presidential decree submitted by pro-natalist activist Simone Collins, proposing the creation of a National Medal of Motherhood for women who have given birth to six or more children…
Several observers point out that this type of award is strongly reminiscent of a program set up by Hitler in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
It’s also quite The Handmaid’s Tale territory…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, already at the center of controversy for leaking sensitive, classified information about an imminent military strike in Yemen to a Signal group featuring several members of the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance, as well as a journalist from The Atlantic added by mistake, is once again causing scandal.
At the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at reporters over coverage of him sharing war plans in a second Signal chat that included members of his family and his personal lawyer. Read more: nyti.ms/3GiswuB
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-22T10:49:03.116Z
New revelations from the New York Times indicate that he would have shared the same information in a second Signal group, this time made up of his wife, family members, lawyer and personal assistants.
These messages, which Pete Hegseth allegedly first received from General Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, via a secure U.S. government system, contained specific information about the March strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
According to NBC News, the Secretary of Defense ultimately transmitted this information from his personal phone to two newsgroups on Signal, not just one as initially reported, despite a clear warning from one of his aides against sharing classified data via an unsecured communications system.
The former Fox & Friends Weekend host denied sharing classified information in these newsgroups, while acknowledging the existence of a second Signal group.
He dismissed the accusations at the outset, claiming that the media were relaying old information provided, he said, by disgruntled former employees.
Hegseth, with Donald Trump’s support, continues to weather the controversy for the time being, despite calls for his resignation.
Among them, Republican Representative Don Bacon, who called the existence of this second Signal group « totally unacceptable ».
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Harvard sues Trump
Harvard has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, days after the federal government announced the freezing of $2.2 billion in grants intended for it.
NEW: Harvard University has sued the Trump administration, claiming its freezing of $2.2 billion in grants and demands for greater control over the university violated the First Amendment and other federal laws and regulations. nbcnews.to/3S42NbK
The legal action comes after the Trump administration decided to freeze federal funding, in response to the university’s refusal to submit to a series of requirements. According to Harvard, these measures, presented as reforms against anti-Semitism on campus, would in reality constitute a disguised abuse of power.
In its complaint, Harvard accuses the Trump administration of masking, under the guise of concerns about anti-Semitism, a desire to increase its grip on the university, thus going beyond the limits of its governmental authority over a private institution.
It further asserts that the government fails to make a logical connection between these concerns and the freeze on research projects.
It accuses the government of seriously undermining research in crucial fields such as medicine, science and technology, areas the university considers essential to saving lives, ensuring national security and preserving U.S. global leadership.
As a reminder, the Trump administration’s demands on the university included the elimination of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, the introduction of merit-based selection only, restrictions on international students, the banning of pro-Palestinian groups, increased collaboration with immigration authorities, as well as a ban on the wearing of masks during campus protests.
Harvard then announced its refusal to comply with this series of demands formulated by the Trump administration. In response, Donald Trump immediately retaliated by freezing over $2 billion in federal funding and contracts earmarked for the university, also threatening to strip it of its tax-exempt status.