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Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media
The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top adviser to President Trump, that referred to Nazi leaders.The New York Times - 1d -
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.The New York Times - 18h -
Jon Stewart takes on DOGE and makes some 'cuts' of his own
Jon Stewart may have gotten himself more than just a wee bit too worked up while hosting “The Daily Show” on Monday.NBC News - 3d -
Trump, Musk take victory lap at CPAC: 5 takeaways
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—President Trump took a victory lap at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week after his resounding general election victory in November. The annual event ...The Hill - 6d -
The Trump-Musk show takes center stage: From the Politics Desk
The Donald Trump-Elon Musk dynamic is defining the political state of play at the White House, on Capitol Hill and outside of Washington.NBC News - 2d -
Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
A series of announcements by DOGE and claims by Musk and Trump about the agency’s efforts have crumbled under scrutiny, even as they’re repeated by the White House.NBC News - Feb. 19 -
Trump praises Doge in first cabinet meeting and claims ‘billions’ in savings without evidence – live
Elon Musk attends first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term amid chaos and confusion caused by his efforts to cull the federal government workforce. Trump’s first full cabinet meeting ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s Crypto Love Affair Is Blossoming as Musk’s DOGE Reins In Regulators
Lawsuits are being dropped in the friendlier regulatory environment, while officials investigating Musk’s companies are getting DOGE’d.Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Trump and Musk float 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not benefit.
President Donald Trump recently touted the of "DOGE dividends," which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.NBC News - 5d -
DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.CBS News - 4d -
With Musk's DOGE role, some Tesla owners rethink their allegiance
Elon Musk's close ties to President Trump is alienating some motorists. Wall Street analysts say that could hurt Tesla.CBS News - 4d -
Musk’s DOGE moves will ‘turn out more Democrats than Obama': Carville
Carville told NewsNation that the Tesla billionaire will be "the greatest generator of Democratic turnout, ever, more than Barack Obama."The Hill - 3d -
21 DOGE staffers, whose employment predated Musk agency, resign
The officials wrote in a letter that they "will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE's actions."CBS News - 3d -
Federal Tech Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk and DOGE
In a joint resignation letter, 21 staffers wrote that they were leaving the controversial DOGE office. Here’s why.Inc. - 3d -
Trump backs Musk and DOGE in wide-ranging first Cabinet meeting
President Trump held his first Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday and weighed in on a wide range of topics.CBS News - 2d -
Trump signs executive order giving Musk and DOGE more power
President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Elon Musk and DOGE more power. The order will require agency heads to track contracts and payments. It will also freeze credit card payments ...NBC News - 2d -
How Trump’s Cabinet Scrambled to Respond to Musk’s DOGE Email
Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.The New York Times - 1d -
Are 150-year-olds collecting social security? What to know about Musk's claims
Elon Musk says the Department of Government Efficiency has found rampant fraud at the Social Security Administration. But that may not be the case, and an aging computer system could instead be to ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Impact of Musk project on cost-cutting is much less than he claims – report
Associated Press analyzed canceled government contracts and found that 40% will produce no savings. US politics – live updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting bonanza appears to be having less ...The Guardian - 3d -
Musk’s cost-cutting drive quietly deletes billions in claimed savings from website
‘Wall of receipts’ drops five largest savings claimed by ‘department of government efficiency’ after debunking. US politics live – latest updates When Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting drive, the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Musk makes baseless claim about large number of dead people on federal payroll
Elon Musk's speculation about dead or fictitious employees comes after numerous federal workers were told to ignore an email asking them to justify their jobs. Previous government reviews found no ...CBS News - 1d -
Breaking down Trump, Musk's claims that some federal workers are dead or don't exist
Amid widespread federal layoffs, another questionable claim has emerged from the Trump administration that there were dead workers on the payroll. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant ...CBS News - 1d -
The Tesla Takedown Has Begun. A National Protest Movement Seeks to Strike a Blow to Elon Musk’s Net Worth
As DOGE barrels through D.C., Americans on the ground are starting to mobilize outside Tesla dealerships.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
Elon Musk has a problem with X's Community Notes when he disapproves of the results
Elon Musk on Thursday claimed that X's Community Notes needs a "fix" because the service can allegedly be "gamed."CNBC - Feb. 21 -
What Elon Musk Got Wrong About Why Federal Retirement Is Still Managed out of a Limestone Mine
The massive underground facility, which has been used to store archives since the 1960s, remains a crucial but convoluted hub for US government records.Wired - Feb. 22 -
Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation if They Don't Respond to an Email
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.Wired - 6d -
Elon Musk’s four-year-old son blended in perfectly in the Oval Office with all the other bogeymen | Catherine Bennett
Regardless of anxiety by most parents about over-sharing, the president’s aide brought one of his children to the White House. If the reversal of declining birthrates is genuinely a preoccupation ...The Guardian - 6d -
Chain, chain, chain: political theatre confirms Elon Musk’s Maga hero status at jubilant CPAC
Emboldened and exultant, speakers put less emphasis on baiting liberals and more on spreading the Maga gospel. What do you give the man who has everything? A ballroom full of cheering conservative ...The Guardian - 5d -
GOP senator praises Elon Musk as the ‘United States’ consultant’ amid federal cuts
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defends President Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to federal agencies amid backlash from Oklahoma voters.NBC News - 5d -
Sen. John Curtis says Elon Musk needs "dose of compassion" for federal workers
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah says Elon Musk needs to bring a "dose of compassion" to his treatment of federal workers who are being fired across the government.CBS News - 5d -
Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements
Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk’s demand sparks confusion across key government agencies. The new FBI director, Kash Patel , has told his agency employees to hold off on ...The Guardian - 5d -
Elon Musk’s Email Ultimatum For Federal Employees Is the 1 Thing No Leader Should Ever Do
Musk says employees will lose their jobs if they don’t explain what they do.Inc. - 5d -
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”Wired - 4d -
Trump calls Elon Musk's email ultimatum 'genius' as federal workers and some agencies push back
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday embraced Elon Musk's ultimatum demanding that federal workers report what they had accomplished last week or lose their jobs, a directive facing ...NBC News - 4d -
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes after emails from the Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Musk caused widespread confusion.NBC News - 4d -
Federal workers free to ignore Elon Musk email ultimatum, US personnel office says – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Here’s our latest politics story . Here’s a little more on Dan Bongino , the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee ...The Guardian - 4d -
Biden-era acting OPM director reacts to Elon Musk asking federal workers to justify their jobs
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is asking federal employees to detail in an email what they did last week or resign. Despite Musk claiming no response would be considered a ...CBS News - 4d -
5 Reasons I Love Elon Musk’s Request for Five Things, and 1 Reason I Hate It
The DOGE email is blunt, but hints at what can be accomplished when employees are asked to list their accomplishments.Inc. - 3d -
It’s Elon Musk’s ‘pronatalist’ bonanza – so many families, so little time | Marina Hyde
With the mothers of his kids begging for his attention on social media, he makes much of ‘pronatalism’. Is that just a fancy word for bad parenting?. If only Elon Musk could impregnate humans at ...The Guardian - 3d