President Trump praised Elon Musk and said he would buy a “brand new Tesla” despite railing against electric cars in the past, after shares in the electric-car maker plunged to their lowest point since before Election Day. Tesla’s stock price rose sharply after Mr. Trump’s election and Mr. Musk’s appointment as the Trump administration’s de…
Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Reuters Starlink provides high-speed internet to remote areas such as war zones Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk have had a contentious exchange with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in a series of X posts on Sunday over the use of Musk’s Starlink satellite system in…
Trump says cabinet will cut staff with Musk ‘watching’ US President Donald Trump called a meeting of his cabinet secretaries on Thursday to discuss Elon Musk and his efforts to slash government spending and personnel numbers. It turned heated, according to media reports. Musk accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of failing to cut enough…
Elon Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 26, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Tesla’s stock has never had a stretch this red. For seven straight weeks, since Elon Musk went to Washington to join the Trump administration, shares in…
BARCELONA — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak criticized the “sledgehammer” approach Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has taken to cut administrative costs and implement mass firings at federal government agencies. The Department of Government Efficiency — or “DOGE,” for short — is an initiative President Donald Trump set up to optimize the federal government and…
Top congressional Democrats on military, intelligence and foreign policy matters on Tuesday accused President Trump and Elon Musk of gravely undermining national security by aligning with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and dismantling the federal security work force at a perilous time. “Since taking office a little more than a month ago, the president…
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says “Tech Support” as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Tesla’s stock started off March the way it left…
US government workers faced widespread confusion on Monday following conflicting advice over compliance with an Elon Musk-backed order to list their last week’s work in an email or face termination. Just 48 hours after an email asking “what did you do last week?” was sent, the office behind it clarified responses were voluntary, leaving agencies…
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Feb. 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Elon Musk on Monday night doubled down on his threat to fire federal employees who fail to submit…
Officials at multiple US government departments offered staff conflicting guidance on how to respond to a Saturday email touted by Trump adviser Elon Musk requesting they list their accomplishments from the past week. The guidance marks notable public disagreement between Trump appointees who manage thousands of bureaucrats and Musk who – as the head of…
