The tesla ceo elon musk is offering to buy twitter. according to a new file with the s.e.c., musk is offering $43.4 billion for the social media platform. musk, who has been buying up shares of twitter since back in january, says he believes the company needs to be, quote, transformed. he made the announcement, where e else, on twitter, early this morning. the republican national committee voting it will not participate in the traditionial presidential debates. the rnc chairwoman sent a letter to the commission on presidential debates. echoing complaints former president trump made about how those debates operated back in 2020. but this issue is complicated so stay tuned. despite today s vote, the rnc claims candidates can participate in other events if they are not sponsored by that commission. iowa may no longer be the first in the nation to pick a president. at least on the democratic side. democratic party officials