Elon Musk, the genius billionaire behind Tesla, SpaceX, and now the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E), has vowed to cut wasteful spending in Washington under his “best friend” President Donald Trump’s administration.
Musk heads Trump's Department of Governmental Efficiency, an advisory commission chartered to recommend federal spending cuts and regulations for elimination. The body, co-chaired by businessman and likely Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy,
The billionaire appeared to laugh at the suggestion Trump's chief of staff is blocking Musk's access to the president.
Musk’s first day in Trump’s Washington was not without controversy after he made a gesture observers said resembled a Nazi salute.
Elon Musk’s mom praised Usha Vance as “smart and charming” on Monday in a shared post that questioned why the second lady — who’s faced attacks over her heritage — hasn’t received more attention for being the first Hindu to serve in the role.
Elon Musk had sharp words for a private-sector partnership touted this week by the Trump administration to hasten the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk said of two of the participants in the $500 billion initiative, OpenAI and SoftBank, on his social media site X.
Lawmakers say Musk's apparent misunderstanding of the way government programs work could threaten his whole agenda.
The White House broke its days-long silence about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday, as questions swirled about whether Musk had rankled President Donald Trump when he publicly bashed Stargate, the Trump administration's first major tech initiative.
The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder was initially expected to take an office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is in the White House complex, but not the West Wing.
CNN political commentator Scott Jennings and CNN economic commentator Catherine Rampell debated Elon Musk and anti-semitism on CNN Monday night. Jennings told the columnist she might want to lawyer up after accusing him of anti-semitic activity.
X’s deal with Visa, the largest U.S. credit card network, was announced by CEO Linda Yaccarino and will be dubbed X Money Account.