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Elon Musk

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

48 of 62 stories this year

Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts · 9 articles, Jan 9Vivek Ramaswamy leaves DOGE; expected to run for Ohio governor · 25 articles, Jan 17Trump Will Face First Lawsuit—Targeting Elon Musk’s DOGE—Moments After Taking Office · 12 articles, Jan 20USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say · 20 articles, Feb 2USAID fallout: Trump gives Musk authority to shut down agency · 100 articles, Feb 2Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces he's the acting director of USAID · 13 articles, Feb 3Treasury tells Congress that DOGE has ‘Read Only’ access to payment systems · 11 articles, Feb 3Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions · 8 articles, Feb 4Musk appears at White House defending DOGE’s work but acknowledging mistakes · 13 articles, Feb 519 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data · 38 articles, Feb 6Musk Team's Access to Student Loan Systems Raises Alarms · 6 articles, Feb 7Trump: Musk Won't Be Involved in Things that Pertain to His Businesses · 29 articles, Feb 12Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to federal government's payment system · 19 articles, Feb 14Minnesota joins 13 other states in lawsuit against Elon Musk · 24 articles, Feb 14Who's in charge of DOGE? White House says it's not Elon Musk · 42 articles, Feb 18Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week · 33 articles, Feb 23Federal workers confront mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 12 articles, Feb 24Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE · 55 articles, Feb 25President Donald Trump holds first Cabinet meeting; Elon Musk attends · 37 articles, Feb 26Trump tells Cabinet members that they're in charge, not Musk: Sources · 13 articles, Mar 6DOGE chief Elon Musk says he's running businesses ‘with great difficulty' as Tesla shares tank · 6 articles, Mar 10Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud · 30 articles, Mar 11Judge rules DOGE’s dismantling of USAID likely unconstitutional, blocks further cuts · 56 articles, Mar 18DOGE blocked from accessing sensitive Social Security data, after judge raises concerns of a ‘fishing expedition’ · 20 articles, Mar 20Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID · 13 articles, Mar 28Elon Musk stepping down? Here's when Tesla CEO could leave DOGE · 47 articles, Apr 1Why Elon Musk is breaking with Trump over tariffs · 15 articles, Apr 1Musk vs Navarro: Is the Trump team divided on tariffs? · 6 articles, Apr 6Elon Musk calls Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro a 'moron' and 'dumber than a sack of bricks' · 23 articles, Apr 6As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE · 57 articles, Apr 22Elon Musk reveals his DOGE regret · 10 articles, Apr 29Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems · 32 articles, May 2Elon Musk ‘disappointed’ in Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ · 47 articles, May 28Elon Musk thanks Trump for ‘opportunity to reduce wasteful spending' as official government work nears end · 6 articles, May 29Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 68 articles, May 29Elon Musk has left the government. What's next for DOGE? · 61 articles, May 29Trump says he’s withdrawing nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA · 22 articles, May 31Trump says he's 'disappointed' with Musk as public feud escalates · 132 articles, Jun 3A day after blistering exchange, Trump calls Elon Musk 'man who has lost his mind' · 23 articles, Jun 3Donald Trump And Elon Musk's Relationship Ended Exactly How We All Knew It Would · 7 articles, Jun 5Timeline of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s feud · 137 articles, Jun 5Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates · 35 articles, Jun 7Elon Musk backs up Trump amid LA protests · 5 articles, Jun 9Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds · 28 articles, Jun 11Musk and Trump are fighting (again) over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ · 12 articles, Jun 30Trump says DOGE is a monster that may ‘go back and eat Elon’ · 10 articles, Jul 1Elon Musk fires back at Trump's claim that his companies will still enjoy subsidies · 8 articles, Jul 24Elon Musk says DOGE was 'a little bit' successful — but he wouldn't do it again · 16 articles, Dec 10
Tesla's backlash over Musk's politics and his $1 trillion pay package

25 of 32 stories this year · gone quiet

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years · 28 articles, Jan 2Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount · 5 articles, Feb 3Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk · 10 articles, Mar 11At White House, Trump says he will buy Tesla in show of support for Elon Musk · 46 articles, Mar 11Trump says he will label violence against Tesla domestic terrorism · 8 articles, Mar 12US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’ · 7 articles, Mar 19Elon Musk tells Tesla employees ‘hang on to your stock’ as vehicle trade-ins hit record levels · 6 articles, Mar 20Trump touts prison in El Salvador for Tesla attackers · 5 articles, Mar 21Tesla just got even more bad news from Europe · 5 articles, Mar 25Tesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter, 13% drop from a year ago · 7 articles, Mar 31Tesla sales drop 13% in first quarter as Elon Musk backlash, aging models hurt demand · 21 articles, Apr 2Tesla profits plunge as Trump’s trade war and Musk alliance cloud its future · 8 articles, Apr 22Tesla has a Europe problem · 9 articles, May 27Tesla stock plunges as Musk's feud with Trump over GOP tax bill spooks investors · 24 articles, Jun 5Trump is considering selling his Tesla after feuding with Elon Musk · 10 articles, Jun 6Tesla sales fell sharply in Q2 as Musk backlash and competition chipped away at company’s dominance · 18 articles, Jul 2Tesla stock down sinks after Elon Musk announces launch of ‘America Party’ · 19 articles, Jul 6Tesla awards CEO Musk millions in shares valued at about $29 billion · 31 articles, Aug 4Elon Musk could get a $1 trillion pay package — but he has to find his successor first · 11 articles, Sep 5Elon Musk buys $1 billion worth of Tesla shares as he looks to gain more control over the EV maker · 14 articles, Sep 15Elon Musk Calls Firms ‘Corporate Terrorists’ For Opposing His $1 Trillion Pay Plan · 7 articles, Oct 23Tesla's chair warns shareholders: Give Elon Musk his $1 trillion pay package, or lose him · 5 articles, Oct 27Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk’s massive pay package · 11 articles, Nov 4Tesla investors approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package · 94 articles, Nov 4Elon Musk wins appeal to restore his 2018 Tesla pay deal worth $56 billion · 13 articles, Dec 19
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 else266 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 22Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites15 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Dec 17– 18Senate confirms Isaacman to be NASA administrator23 articles · 22 independent sources
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  3. Dec 16Elon Musk reportedly begins funding Republicans for 2026 midterms1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  4. Dec 5– 6Elon Musk's X fined $140 million by EU for breaching digital regulations25 articles · 24 independent sources
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  5. Dec 1Elon Musk says AI will end America's debt crisis within 3 years1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  6. Nov 18Michigan man who shares same initials as JD Vance convicted of threatening to kill president, vice president10 articles · 3 independent sources
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  7. Nov 18Elon Musk Mocks Billie Eilish After She Called Him a 'Pathetic Pu**y Bitch Coward'5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  8. Nov 14Billie Eilish calls out Elon Musk in explosive tirade, brands him 'pathetic' and a 'coward'6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  9. Nov 5Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator16 articles · 16 independent sources
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  10. Oct 28– 29Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia37 articles · 28 independent sources
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Stories that name Elon Musk

  1. Dec 16– 17Top takeaways from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles' interviews with Vanity Fair49 articles · 29 independent sources
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  2. Dec 11Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 202531 articles · 21 independent sources
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  3. Nov 18– 19Cloudflare outage impacts X, ChatGPT, Spotify75 articles · 41 independent sources
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  4. Nov 3– 4Trump endorses Cuomo for NYC mayor: What this could mean44 articles · 24 independent sources
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  5. Oct 7– 8Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year27 articles · 20 independent sources
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  6. Oct 3Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash allege design flaw trapped her in the burning car11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  7. Sep 24Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE25 articles · 15 independent sources
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  8. Sep 17– 18'Jimmy Kimmel Live' pulled off air over Charlie Kirk comment – DW104 articles · 54 independent sources
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  9. Aug 27Latest launch of SpaceX's Starship deploys 8 dummy satellites, then splashes down into Indian Ocean17 articles · 13 independent sources
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  10. Aug 24– 27SpaceX finally launches Starship rocket on its 10th flight. Watch the highlights21 articles · 14 independent sources
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  1. Jun 1Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk have doubts10 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Apr 18IRS acting head ousted after US Treasury chief wins power struggle with Musk, NYT reports5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Mar 21– 22Iconic Twitter bird sign from old SF headquarters sells for nearly $35,000 at auction5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Mar 6– 7Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings5 articles · 5 independent sources
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