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Elon Musk

Arcs in the news about Elon Musk from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 979 stories · 8,601 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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Elon Musk in Trump's government: DOGE, his exit and their feud

12 of 62 stories this year

Trump weighs White House advisory role for Elon Musk: report · 10 articles, May 29Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview · 57 articles, Aug 12Trump says he 'certainly would' give Elon Musk a job in his administration · 9 articles, Aug 19Trump says Musk wouldn't have time to be in his White House cabinet, but could ‘consult' · 8 articles, Aug 26Musk’s ability to game the system may pay off for Trump’s efficiency panel · 34 articles, Sep 3Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead Department of Government Efficiency · 96 articles, Nov 13Ramaswamy says some federal agencies will be 'deleted outright' by DOGE with 'mass reductions' on tap · 6 articles, Nov 17Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are bringing Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill · 14 articles, Dec 5US govt shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal · 5 articles, Dec 18House passes bill to avoid Government shutdown · 12 articles, Dec 18Trump's words of opposition stop a bipartisan budget deal in its tracks with Musk's help · 13 articles, Dec 19Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation · 7 articles, Dec 19
Tesla's backlash over Musk's politics and his $1 trillion pay package

3 of 32 stories this year · gone quiet

Tesla market value surpasses $1 trillion after Musk-backed Trump wins presidency · 25 articles, Nov 6Tesla hits $1 trillion market cap as stock rallies after Trump win · 5 articles, Nov 8Tesla stock surges 7% on Trump plan to streamline regulations for self-driving cars: report · 5 articles, Nov 18
The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026The 2024 attempts on Trump's life in Butler and at his Florida golf club · Jul 14, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026The 2024 general election campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump · Jul 22, 2024 – Jan 7, 2025

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else273 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Elon Musk that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 29Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  2. Dec 28– 30Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election22 articles · 17 independent sources
    6 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 28– 29Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters20 articles · 16 independent sources
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  4. Dec 27– 29Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash54 articles · 28 independent sources
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  5. Dec 20– 21Musk backs German far-right party in social media post21 articles · 17 independent sources
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  6. Dec 19Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Dec 19– 23Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'20 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. Dec 19– 21Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House15 articles · 13 independent sources
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  9. Dec 19Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage’s populist party, a move that could shake up UK politics5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  10. Dec 18Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill5 articles · 5 independent sources
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Stories that name Elon Musk

  1. Dec 31Trump calls Mar-a-Lago the ‘center of the universe’ and a magnet for those seeking influence11 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 22Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 20Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue24 articles · 19 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  4. Dec 19– 20Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling21 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right
  5. Dec 17– 20Amazon workers strike ahead of the holiday shopping rush33 articles · 25 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 4 right
  6. Dec 12FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January11 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 11– 14Trump named Time magazine Person of the Year45 articles · 39 independent sources
    6 left, 12 center, 9 right
  8. Dec 6– 7Crypto industry celebrates Trump appointing David Sacks as AI, crypto 'czar' to lead industry innovation26 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 4 center, 6 right
  9. Dec 4Trump nominates billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA31 articles · 26 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 2 right
  10. Dec 2– 7Should Biden pardon Trump?168 articles · 54 independent sources
    12 left, 19 center, 17 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 16– 17Trump taps Wright as energy secretary, as Musk suggests public should weigh in on Treasury pick10 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 13– 14Philly DA failed to show that Musk’s $1M-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says9 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 22Elon Musk visits Auschwitz after uproar over antisemitic messages on X12 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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