Governance by social media is back, with one key twist. Elon Musk, with his 200-plus million followers, is trying to drive it from outside the White House. This first appeared in Digital Future Daily, POLITICO’s afternoon newsletter about how tech and power are shaping our world. Subscribe here.

Sure, you might say something silly once in a while, as I do, but that way people know it’s really you!” As part of a plea for “political & company leaders” to join him in holding forth on X, his social network,

Elon Musk's next move might be to buy the American news channel and website MSNBC which has been accused of being the supporter of Far-Left ideologies.

All of a sudden, Elon Musk had moved into the realm of politics, headlining rallies, steering government appointments, shaping the agenda for the next President of the United States. For more than three years he’s been one of the world’s richest and most powerful men.

Comcast will move cable news channels CNBC and MSNBC, along with other TV brands, into a new company tentatively named SpinCo.

Writing on the Wall These days, it feels like everyone's trying to figure out how long Elon Musk and Donald Trump's new bromance could possibly last, and an answer has just started to materialize: not much longer.