Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after slamming ‘big beautiful bill’

Elon Musk is leaving his role as a government adviser after criticizing President Trump’s signature legislation as a spending increase that undermines his own cost-cutting mission.

Only about one-third of American adults have a favorable opinion of Elon Musk

The billionaire businessman has seen his popularity dwindle in the past few months with many people believing he has too much influence in Washington, D.C., a new poll finds.

Elon Musk unveils plans to step back from DOGE but remain involved

Elon Musk says he’ll reduce his role in a federal jobs group and dedicate more time to Tesla following a 71% drop in profits. Tesla plans new products, including a cheaper Model Y and a driverless robotaxi service.

Lawsuit accuses Tesla of inflating odometers to avoid warranty payments

The man suing Tesla says at one point, Tesla was recording over 72 miles a day on his car – for several of those days, his car was at a Tesla repair center.

VIDEO: Florida suspects smash Tesla gate and steal 3 cars, deputies say

Video captured the moment two suspects rammed down a gate using one stolen Tesla and then drove off with two other stolen Tesla cars from a parking lot in Miami, Florida.

Elon Musk stepping down? Here's when Tesla CEO could leave DOGE

Elon Musk will depart his role with the Department of Government Efficiency once "his incredible work at DOGE is complete," the White House said Wednesday. 

Elon Musk sells X to his own AI company xAI in $33 billion stock deal

Elon Musk has sold X, formerly Twitter, to his AI company xAI in a $33 billion all-stock deal, signaling deeper integration between artificial intelligence and the social media platform.

How Tesla 'sentry mode' busts attackers, and how owners can enable it

Tesla security has been spotlighted after recent incidents targeting the vehicles, showrooms, storage lots and charging stations.

DOGE cuts threaten IRS free tax-filing program: What to know

IRS Direct File is only in its second year of letting taxpayers file directly with the IRS online, but it may be a casualty of Elon Musk’s DOGE.

DOGE accused of accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

Labor unions are trying to stop Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans. "They cannot explain why they want this data," lawyers said.

Social Security employees banned from reading news websites at work

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from the agency that handles benefits for 72.5 million Americans.

Elon Musk says Postal Service, Amtrak should be privatized

Elon Musk said he believes that the U.S. should “privatize anything that can be privatized," including Amtrak and the Postal Service.

Elon Musk welcomes baby 14; his fourth with Shivon Zilis

Elon Musk and Neuralink Director Shivon Zilis recently announced that they welcomed their fourth child together, a son named Seldon Lycurgus.

Watch: Mike Myers plays Elon Musk in SNL Trump-Zelenskyy cold open

SNL made fun of President Trump’s unprecedented thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in this weekend’s cold open, with Mike Myers appearing as Elon Musk.

DOGE workers quit: 21 federal technology staffers resign

Twenty-one federal technology staffers who were recently integrated into DOGE’s government-slashing effort resigned en masse from their jobs Tuesday. Here’s what they said.

DOGE latest: Nearly 40% of canceled contracts may save no money, data shows

DOGE claims to have found $65 billion in federal government savings so far, but more than 400 contracts worth millions of dollars are drawing questions.

Elon Musk email to federal employees targeted in lawsuit

Here's the latest on the email fiasco that developed over the weekend involving Elon Musk and hundreds of thousands of federal employees.