Elon Musk

DOGE accused of accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

March 8, 2025 12:02pm CST

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.

SpaceX Starship loses engines during 8th test flight ascent; booster caught by 'chopsticks'

March 6, 2025 3:25pm CST

SpaceX officials are optimistic that Thursday's test flight will happen.

Social Security employees banned from reading news websites at work

March 6, 2025 2:26pm CST

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

March 6, 2025 10:23am CST

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

SpaceX delays Wednesday's Starship test flight

March 5, 2025 11:50am CST

SpaceX has pushed back its next test launch of the Starship rocket to Thursday.

SpaceX looks at Wednesday for next Starship test

March 4, 2025 1:18pm CST

SpaceX is eyeing Wednesday as the latest date for its next Starship test.

Elon Musk welcomes baby 14; his fourth with Shivon Zilis

March 3, 2025 9:07am CST

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

March 2, 2025 8:59am CST

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.

Woman arrested after explosives discovered at Tesla dealership

February 27, 2025 9:18pm CST

Police made an arrest after a call by an activist group for nationwide protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

SpaceX releases report on failed Starship test, sets sights on Monday launch

February 27, 2025 2:07pm CST

SpaceX said heavy vibrations caused increased stress on its Starship that exploded during a test launch in January.

SpaceX targets Friday for first Starship test since explosion

February 25, 2025 11:48am CST

SpaceX is hoping to launch its Starship rocket on Friday, after its last test flight ended with an explosion.

DOGE workers quit: 21 federal technology staffers resign

February 25, 2025 11:45am CST

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

February 25, 2025 9:31am CST

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

February 24, 2025 9:54pm CST

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

Fired federal employees search for work but struggle to replace their old jobs

February 24, 2025 11:01am CST

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have presided over thousands of federal job cuts impacting most of the nation. Now, former government workers are looking for new jobs.

Elon Musk email to federal employees met with resistance

February 23, 2025 6:26pm CST

From the Pentagon and the FBI to Republican lawmakers, here’s how agencies and officials are responding to Elon Musk’s email to federal employees requesting to know “what they got done last week."

Elon Musk says federal employees must email ‘what they got done last week’

February 22, 2025 5:39pm CST

Elon Musk said all federal employees will be asked to report “what they got done last week," and that failure to reply would be considered a resignation.