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Why Is Elon Musk So Hell-Bent on Bulldozing the Government?
Silicon Valley insiders tell Vanity Fair what they think is behind the mega-billionaire’s DOGE crusade. “Elon believes he should be emperor of the world,” one close associate says.
Trump is giving Elon Musk an unprecedented amount of power
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Why Does Elon Musk Think He Can Treat the U.S. Government Like Twitter?
The billionaire seems to be repeating his Twitter playbook. The question is why? And will he get away with it?
Is Elon Musk a U.S. citizen? Richest man in the world is now special government employee
The richest man in the world is now a 'Special Government Employee' of the U.S. Where was Elon Musk born? Here's more about his citizenship status
Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump
They’ve set their sights on holding Elon Musk to account. Armed with new polling showing Musk’s popularity in the toilet, key Democratic leaders are going after the top adviser to President Donald Trump who is dismantling the federal government.
What to know about Elon Musk's government dismantling and the fight to stop him
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.
Elon Musk has too much power in the government. Congress needs to push him out. | Letters
The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: The growing influence of Elon Musk in the government.
Americans DONE With DOGE? Polls Show Public Opinion of Elon Musk PLUMMETS
President Trump has gotten back to work for his second term at breakneck speed, making big moves to reshape policy and push ...
Woman Duped of 30K by Scammer Who She Thought Was Elon Musk
The woman was wooed by loved-up messages and professions of love by the fraudster who posed as the billionaire.
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Elon Musk is thinking of getting rid of the penny
The Department of Government Efficiency took to X to share information about the US Mint, as Elon Musk is looking at ...
GOP lawmakers are now bending the knee — to Elon Musk
Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., agrees with Musk’s efforts to shutter USAID, telling NOTUS, “The actions that have been taken ...
The Far Right Has a New Hero: Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government has inspired adoration from far-right communities online that used to be ...
What's it like to use Elon Musk's brain chip? How does it work?
Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. And his goal of achieving "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence starts with a ...
The Dictatorship of the Engineer
But even as the right purports to loathe technocracy, it has empowered an engineer to radically remake the American state in ...
Trump on Musk: ‘If there’s a problem, we won’t let him near it’
President Trump said Monday that billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk can’t do anything without approval from the White ...
Elon Musk's speech in Germany raises concerns about his increased political meddling abroad
Elon Musk's comments at a rally for Germany's far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s ...
Bill Gates says Elon Musk has been ‘mean’ to him — but he still wants to work together
Bill Gates has opened up about his relationship with Elon Musk, saying that despite their differences he hopes to collaborate ...