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Washington: Elon Musk, who has moved swiftly to shrink the size of the U.S. government at President Donald Trump’s behest, is now considered a “special government employee,” the White House said on Monday. The designation allows Musk, the world’s richest man, to work for the federal government but potentially avoid disclosure rules about conflicts of…
In the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have reportedly gained access to core parts of the American government’s payment systems, including systems that affect Social Security and Medicare benefits — as federal workers and government officials struggle to respond. DOGE, an unofficial “department” which…
Last Updated:February 03, 2025, 11:43 IST CNN reported that two senior security officials at USAID were put on forced leave after they barred staff from Musk’s DOGE from accessing classified documents USAID manages a budget of $42.8 billion meant for humanitarian relief and development assistance around the world. (AP file photos) Elon Musk attacked the…
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP In his farewell remarks as U.S. President, Joe Biden warned that an oligarchy was taking shape and threatening American democracy….
The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will use its @NTSB_Newsroom account to share ”news conferences or other investigative information.“ The NTSB later…
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk, who’s company SpaceX is regulated by the agency. Musk publicly…
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sharply criticized Elon Musk’s backing of the right-wing parties in the European Union, calling it “really disgusting” and said it was hindering democracy in the bloc. The U.S. billionaire and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump has multiple times attacked the chancellor and his government, calling on him…
On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. Eventually, he followed up with an unsolicited offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter’s shares for $54.20 each, or about $44 billion. Twitter accepted Musk’s offer, but then things got weird because he tried to…
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration 2.0, was reportedly eyeing his office inside the Oval Office, West Wing of the White House. However, US President Donald Trump has clarified that a separate office has been set up for Tesla chief Musk and his team. And it…
Last Updated:January 28, 2025, 14:57 IST Elon Musk’s mother Maye Musk reacted to a post questioning why JD Vance’s wife Usha Vance was not acknowledged despite being the second lady of the United States. Usha Vance was trolled when JD Vance was announced as Donald Trump’s Vice-Presidential candidate. Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s mother Maye Musk…
