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Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla ...

Before you knock down a fence, make sure you understand why it was put there in the first place. Elon’s response to that, in ...

To contextualize a chaotic first 10 days for the federal government in President Donald Trump’s second term, some have ...

Ilhan Omar has proven that Elon Musk manipulated a video and reposed it on X, before tearing into the billionaire for "believing every dumb racist rumor" that he hears ...

A virtual court appearance, sharing a laugh with former President Barack Obama and hanging out with Elon Musk. Here is what Trump has been up to before taking office as the 47th president.

Federal employees who resign can stop working and keep their pay and benefits until Sept. 30, the Trump administration said.

Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special ...

DOGE’s Elon Musk should turn his $2-trillion hatchet to wasteful and perilous U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plans ...

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding its future. By Theodore Schleifer and Mike Ives Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called ...

Elon Musk—the man Republicans are letting dismantle the government—has a direct personal and financial interest in dismantling much of the government. He’s a walking conflict of interest,” says Chris ...