Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

Twitter employees reportedly quit en masse after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum that they get “extremely hardcore.” 

An anxious electorate, four elections, mass layoffs, an NBA championship and one Elon Musk made for an exhausting 2022.

Billionaire Joe Gebbia, a former Democratic donor, has reportedly switched allegiances to work with Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

National media descended upon Twitter’s San Francisco HQ as billionaire Elon Musk took control of the social network.


The fall of Silicon Valley Bank had Elon Musk making jokes while one local elected official was calling for an investigation.