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Billionaire Elon Musk appears to be barreling toward a final $44 billion deal to take over Twitter ahead of a court-imposed Friday deadline, but the future of the platform remains uncertain as the space and auto executive prepares to jump into the social media scene.

Ahead of the expected closing, Musk entered Twitter’s headquarters, while carrying a bathroom sink, and issued a statement to advertisers about his plans for the company.

Critics have raised concerns about how the freewheeling Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s plans to run his “free speech” platform, and several users have threatened to leave the platform if it fosters hate speech.

What will a Musk-run Twitter look like? People are curious about content moderation, a possible return of former President Trump, future of Twitter's team and the host of right-wing social media apps.

Here are five looming questions ahead of Musk’s pending takeover.

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President Biden on Thursday took a victory lap after federal data showed the U.S. economy grew by 2.6 percent during the third quarter of the year and accused congressional Republicans of “rooting for a downturn.”

Republicans have rebounded to a 4-point lead over Democrats on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new Suffolk University-USA Today poll.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) suggested Democrats are fearful Republican candidate Herschel Walker will win next month's Georgia Senate election because it would poke a hole in their assertions that the GOP is racist.

The Biden administration is seeking to scrap the U.S. military’s development of nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, despite recommendations to the contrary from top officials, according to the Pentagon.

White House chief of staff Ron Klain was warned about violating rules that prohibit government officials from engaging in campaign activity in their official capacity after he retweeted a political message on his government Twitter account.

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Washington, D.C., police officer Michael Fanone during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is endorsing Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in her competitive reelection bid, marking the first time the Wyoming Republican has crossed the aisle to formally throw her support behind a Democrat.

The Smithsonian Board of Regents has released its recommendations for the optimal sites to place the proposed National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

President Biden zoomed behind the wheel of a classic Corvette, hitting 118 mph as he competed in a drag race in an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” that aired this week.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, returned to Instagram on Thursday morning after the platform locked him out for making antisemitic comments.

"To ensure our youth and future generations don’t face the same grim financial outlook as millions experience today, financial literacy education must be in every public school system," write Jessica Bailey and Diana Wogan of the Education Development Center.

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