One hundred days after Elon Musk entered the White House as Donald Trump’s senior adviser and the de facto leader of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Tesla CEO has left little of the federal government unscathed. Over the course of just a few months, he has gutted agencies and public services that […]
The interview with the billionaire Tesla CEO and members of his team at the Department of Government Efficiency initiative was a prime time opportunity for them to defend a project that has eliminated more than 120,000 jobs even as it has fallen short of his original savings targets. Musk and the DOGE team spent much […]
Elon Musk arrived at the White House prepared to take a chain saw to the federal government, promising to slash $2 trillion in spending. A little more than 100 days later, the world’s richest man is retreating from Washington far short of that goal after an often painful education in the mechanics of the U.S. […]
Elon Musk is tempering expectations for his cost-cutting DOGE initiative, acknowledging it hasn’t lived up to his $2 trillion ambition. “In the grand scheme of things, I think we’ve been effective. Not as effective as I’d like. I think we could be more effective. But we’ve made progress,” Musk told reporters during a Q&A session […]
President Trump at the White House. Source: The Trump White House / Twitter. Used under fair use for illustrative purposes. President Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days back in the Oval Office have drawn heavy criticism from Democrats and foreign governments—particularly those that no longer benefit from massive trade imbalances, free military protection, and one-sided […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts while wearing a cap with the words “Gulf of America” as he attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DOGE chief Elon Musk claimed Wednesday that his federal workforce slashing initiative so […]
Elon Musk has exited the White House—physically, at least. President Donald Trump’s “special government employee” is no longer working within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) offices as he prepares his exit from the Trump administration and focuses more on saving his floundering businesses from failure. “Instead of meeting with him in person, I’m talking […]
Donald Trump wants the U.S. to be a leader in artificial intelligence. In January, he signed an executive order intended to enhance America’s “dominance” in AI. In early April, his Administration directed every federal agency to find and hire more people with experience designing and deploying artificial intelligence. On Wednesday, he signed yet another executive […]
A gang of car thieves — attempting to copy the Nicolas Cage film “Gone in 60 Seconds” — burglarized homes and stole luxury vehicles across the New York–New Jersey area, cramming the stolen cars into shipping containers bound for third-world West African countries. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin charged 11 individuals with stealing 43 luxury vehicles, including Land Rovers, […]
Elon Musk wields a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 20 in Oxon Hill, Md. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images When President Trump returned to the White House in January, he promised to “restore competence and effectiveness” to the federal government by establishing a Department of Government […]
