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Elon Musk became the first lieutenant to break ranks following his departure from the inner circle of the West Wing. Musk's official title as a special government advisor means th
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are fighting over EV credits, a NASA hire and the tax bill. Now the war of words is hitting Tesla shareholders.
Musk and Trump, ostensibly political allies over cuts to federal spending, publicly clashed on June 5 in a series of exchanges across social media and in comments to reporters. The origin of the dispute is the impact Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill has on U.S. public debt.
For Tesla investors, Elon Musk’s involvement with Donald Trump has been a car wreck that’s unfolded in two chapters, one in slow motion, the next on dizzying fast-forward. During Musk’s 130 days running DOGE,
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Trump declined to go all-out in his attacks on Musk and counseled the vice president to show restraint in his comments about Musk, preserving a possible bridge.
An intense public feud erupted on Thursday between President Donald Trump and his one-time ally, billionaire Elon Musk, with an argument about Trump’s massive tax and domestic policy bill raging across social media and in the Oval Office.
How should a corporate board respond to a CEO publicly insulting and shaming a sitting president? It’s not a question that most need to consider, since few chief executives dare to directly criticize the White House.
With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are showing no signs of reconciling on Friday, but Republicans are increasingly urging them to settle their dispute.
President Donald Trump's threat to cancel Elon Musk's government contracts would have far-reaching implications, experts said.
President Donald Trump was dejected, processing his very public split with the world’s richest man.