Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.
U.S. Army helicopter collided with a descending American Airlines passenger plane over the Potomac River en route to the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. There were no survivors. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — which is experiencing a severe vacancy of top leadership positions — has come under fire for suspected negligence amid a staffing and funding deficit.
In a move straight out of the Twitter and Tesla playbook, Elon Musk is apparently camping out just steps away from the White House.
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, stepped down earlier this month,
The billionaire appeared to laugh at the suggestion Trump's chief of staff is blocking Musk's access to the president.
Elon Musk has reportedly told people he’s been sleeping in his Washington, D.C., government office, where he’s working to build Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The DOGE office is housed inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building,
Elon Musk’s mom praised Usha Vance as “smart and charming” on Monday in a shared post that questioned why the second lady — who’s faced attacks over her heritage — hasn’t received more attention for being the first Hindu to serve in the role.
The newly minted department has lost a co-chair and legal counsel and faces several lawsuits. Some Trump loyalists are questioning Mr. Musk’s focus, while others wonder if he is too enthralled with the political limelight or only trying to advance his business empire.
Donald Trump’s unfounded verbal attack on diversity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) in relation to the Washington DC flight tragedy has come at a time of falling trust among Americans in such schemes.