This week, co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell try to make sense of the chaos from across the Atlantic, including Elon Musk's government takeover and Donald Trump's plan for Gaza. They also discuss Emma's favourite domestic topic - local government reform. 'People seem dumbstruck' - Inside Musk's race to upend government – BBC News Trump says Israel will hand over Gaza to US after fighting ends – BBC News Elon Musk and His DOGEY Dealings – The Addition Devolution revolution: six areas to elect Mayors for first time Angela Rayner’s council overhaul leaves 5.7m with no vote this year – The Times The Politics of The Traitors Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry on BlueSky Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – The Addition Emma Burnell on Twitter Emma Burnell on BlueSky Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left House of Comments on Twitter Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £5 a month – to help us create the best, independent coverage of this new political era. House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.