Billionaire Elon Musk and his social media firm X have reached a tentative settlement with former employees who had sued for $500m (£373m) in severance pay. The parties reported the deal in a court filing on Wednesday, jointly requesting the US appeals court in San Francisco to postpone an upcoming hearing to allow time to settle the paperwork.

Under the Constitution, Trump cannot run for a third presidential term. Previous polling has shown Vance as the clear GOP primary front-runner; though a new poll suggests Vance could lose to Democratic favorites Gavin Newsom or Pete Buttigieg.