Elon Musk bet big on Donald Trump. Here’s how Tesla, SpaceX and his other businesses could benefit
POLITICS: Texas billionaire Elon Musk won big with Trump. His next target? Progressive prosecutors Musk’s various companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, tunneling startup the Boring Co. and Neuralink, did not respond to requests for comment. X officials ...
Elon Musk downsized Big Tech. Can he do the same to Big Government?
Can the cost-cutting tactics Musk has employed in the private sector work to corral waste and bloat in the federal government? Musk and his DOGE cochair, the biot
Donald Trump Jokes About Elon Musk: 'I Can't Get Him Out of Here'
Donald Trump joked that he could not get Elon Musk "out of here" during a speech at a black-tie event in Mar-a-Lago.
Before Elon Musk, Trump tapped another billionaire to cut costs. It didn't end well
After his 2016 election, Trump tapped Wall Street raider Carl Icahn as a "regulatory reform" adviser. He soon quit under a cloud of controversy.
What to know about Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what it's about.
Elon Musk pushes Lutnick for Treasury
Elon Musk is backing Donald Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick to lead the Treasury Department, touting the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald as a potential secretary who “will actually enact change” from the most powerful economic post in Trump’s cabinet.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX all but owns the market for U.S. government launches
SpaceX is on a trajectory to remain the most dominant player in space launches for years to come as it makes strides with its heavy-duty Starship rocket program.
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
It's a policy that has benefited Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and Trump's newly appointed head of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency. Musk, a vocal Trump supporter and the world's richest person,
Elon Musk wants Trump to disrupt Wall Street with his Treasury pick
As Donald Trump privately considers his team to lead America’s economy during his term, Elon Musk has put his thumb on the scale, urging followers on X to help make a public push for a candidate who won’t be “business as usual” on Wall Street.
Trump Is Likely to Kill the $7500 EV Tax Credit. Elon Musk Is OK With That.
Getting rid of the federal rebate could devastate the electric vehicle industry, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn't mind. Here's why.
How Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could actually work
The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make suggestions — unless Trump tries to axe current laws.
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Musk has Trump’s ear, and that could help Tesla. Other EV makers? Maybe not so much
From Tesla’s early days, Elon Musk pushed state and federal governments to support the EV industry. Now that Tesla’s well ...
Musk appears to pressure Trump on Cabinet and tariffs, raising eyebrows
Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” appeared to publicly pressure the president-elect on ...
Exploring Trump-Musk bromance: Can the two powerful personalities stay connected?
"It's become clear, especially in the past two or three years, that he's taken a sharp turn to the right," Estes said. "And ...
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‘SNL' Roasts Elon Musk for Saying Trump Task Force Workers Will Get No Pay: ‘You Can't Be Surprised the White African Guy's First Idea Is Slavery'
The Weekend Update desk at "Saturday Night Live" devoted its opening to hocking some loogies at Donald Trump's picks to ...
Why Trump and Elon Musk want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote
Donald Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to give him more power to fill offices without Senate approval via recess ...
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Elon Musk Is So Involved in Trump’s Decisions It’s Ringing Alarm Bells
Elon Musk has a growing behind-the-scenes role in Donald Trump’s biggest decisions—and it’s freaking out Trump’s team.
Elon Musk Threatening 'Consequences' Sparks Backlash
Musk wrote on X that there will be "consequences" for those who "pushed foreign interference hoaxes" amid the 2024 election.
Musk, RFK Jr side with Howard Lutnick in Trump search for Treasury secretary
Billionaire Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sided with investor Howard Lutnick on Saturday in the debate over who ...