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Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor' over his social media posts in support of Ukraine
Elon Musk and Sen. Mark Kelly sparred on social media Monday, with the tech billionaire calling the Arizona Democrat a “traitor” over a series of posts in support of Ukraine and its people, NBC News reported.
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Musk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staff
The tech billionaire also indicated he wasn’t leaving government soon as he faces growing pushback to his chainsaw-style budget cutting.
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Tesla facilities face wave of attacks as Elon Musk delves into politics
As Elon Musk attempts to drastically cut the federal workforce and delves further into the corridors of American power, the Tesla CEO’s electric carmaker facilities have come under fire — literally, NBC News reported.
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SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes during test flight
A SpaceX Starship megarocket exploded during a test flight Thursday near Brownsville, Texas.
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Fired federal workers express anger at Trump's speech
There was raucous applause in the House Chamber Tuesday night during President Donald Trump’s joint session to Congress when he introduced Elon Musk — The man at the center of the federal job cuts. Four former federal workers, who recently lost their job because of the layoffs, organized a union-sponsored virtual news conference. In the conference, they defended the jobs…
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Fired federal workers react to Trump's address to Congress
Three former federal workers organized a virtual news conference to defend the jobs they did and express their anger at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Why Elon Musk was scolded during Donald Trump's address to Congress
Elon Musk was asked to put his phone away after capturing part of Donald Trump’s address to Congress on his mobile device.
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Tesla's worst month since 2022 coincided with Elon Musk's first full month in White House
Tesla shares plunged 28% in February, their worst month since December 2022.
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Rallies planned to protest federal worker firings on Monday
Several demonstrations and rallies in support of federal workers are planned for Monday. There seems to be no end in sight as the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to cut the federal workforce. “They’re scared for good reason,” NFFE-IAM Union National President Randy Erwin said. “This administration is targeting federal employees.” The workers and the unions who...
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Monday rallies planned to protest federal worker firings
As the Trump Administration shrinks federal agencies and lays off workers, several rallies are planned in the DMV for Monday to protest cuts. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.
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Federal workers receive second email requiring list of week's accomplishments
In a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce, some federal workers received another email on Friday night requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments.
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New request for federal workers to outline accomplishments comes with confusion
In a renewed attempt by President Trump and Elon Musk to demand answers from the federal workforce, some federal workers received another email requiring them to explain their duties.
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Elon Musk welcomes baby No. 4 with Shivon Zilis, his 14th child
Elon Musk has welcomed his fourth baby with tech exec Shivon Zilis, which would be his 14th child after author Ashley St. Clair said she had his 13th baby five months ago.
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Elon Musk takes familiar fraud, waste claims to Joe Rogan with DOGE discussion
In one of his first in-depth interviews since joining the U.S. government, Elon Musk pushed a variety of claims about waste and fraud but offered little new information or insight into the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), NBC News reported.
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FAA clears SpaceX for another Starship test flight after explosion in January
SpaceX has attained authorization from regulators to fly its massive Starship rocket once again, the FAA announced on Friday.
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Pressure mounts on DOGE to provide more transparency into its inner workings
Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to become more transparent.
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Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts says.
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Judge orders DOGE employee to testify in lawsuit against the Trump administration
A federal judge Thursday ordered at least one official from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to testify and provide documents in response to a lawsuit against the Trump administration by the American Federation of Labor and other unions.
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Trump and Elon Musk dominate his first Cabinet meeting
Trump’s Cabinet members were largely supportive spectators as the president gave the floor to his adviser and then discussed his agenda (and several grievances) for about an hour.
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Elon Musk, Trump discuss reasons for DOGE email request to government employees
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk discussed the reasons an email was sent to government employees asking what they did the previous week and if those who don’t respond are at risk for losing their jobs.