Peter Aitken

Voice of America Will Now Carry Trump-Favorite OAN

On: May 10, 2025

By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figuresContinue Reading

Elon Musk Urges King Charles to Dissolve Parliament—What Can UK Monarch Do?

By: Peter Aitken

On: January 4, 2025

In: Politics

Elon Musk has backed a suggestion that King Charles III of the United Kingdom exercise his powers and dissolve Parliament, which would usher in a new general election and a new Parliament, but critics wasted no time in lambasting the suggestion. Why It Matters Musk has set his sights onContinue Reading