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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

2 of 62 stories this year

Trump administration's DOGE agency shutting down after controversial run that began with Elon Musk · 8 articles, Jul 6FBI agent proposed criminal probe into Elon Musk over OPM email policy, email reveals · 6 articles, Sep 15
Tesla's backlash over Musk's politics and his $1 trillion pay package

4 of 32 stories this year · gone quiet

Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker · 51 articles, Jan 2Tesla Delivers a Blowout Quarter, Crushing Wall Street Estimates · 11 articles, Jul 1Tesla sales jumped last quarter in a possible sign the worst of the Musk backlash is behind it · 11 articles, Jul 2Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025 · 5 articles, Aug 13
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, 2026

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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 else129 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 28– 29New York City Council subpoenaed Elon Musk's SpaceXAI over AI safety risks3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Sep 25– 26The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Sep 25– 29SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early110 articles · 68 independent sources
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  4. Sep 24– 25EU vows to defend its fine against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  5. Sep 24Is Elon Musk the Key to Ending Russia's War With Ukraine?2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  6. Sep 23– 25Elon Musk Could Gain a Stake in CNN and CBS. A Media Scholar Says the Biggest Risk Isn’t Direct Control9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  7. Sep 23Musk Praises Xi, Chinese AI Models Ahead Of U.S. State Visit: 'A Great Leader'2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  8. Sep 21– 22Ari Emanuel Dishes on Hollywood Feuds, Paramount Merger and Elon Musk Friendship2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  9. Sep 20– 21Elon Musk says Boring Company working on Austin-San Antonio Hyperloop tunnel2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  10. Sep 19Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sam Altman score invites to White House state dinner for Xi: ‘Hottest ticket in town’2 articles · 2 independent sources
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Stories that name Elon Musk

  1. Sep 25– 26Tesla begins delivering Semi trucks to customers after years of delays5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Sep 22– 27Xi wraps up visit to Washington243 articles · 72 independent sources
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  3. Sep 21– 23Judge won’t block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap27 articles · 17 independent sources
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  4. Sep 15– 16Trump Has Few Good Options to Slow China’s Rise as AI Superpower5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  5. Sep 14– 16Sam Altman says some AI accidents are 'unavoidable' as the industry grapples with apocalypse fears11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  6. Sep 14– 15California woman discovers surrogate baby’s dad is reclusive Chinese billionaire who’s allegedly sired 300 children6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 6 right
  7. Sep 13– 18Trump Condemns Warnings From AI Experts As A ‘Sick Conspiracy’106 articles · 67 independent sources
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  8. Sep 11– 15Anthropic CEO calls to 'slow the pace' of AI development amid safety concerns127 articles · 67 independent sources
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  9. Sep 5– 8Germany’s Isar Aerospace reaches orbit for the first time: Europe’s emerging rival to SpaceX10 articles · 9 independent sources
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  10. Sep 3– 10The Far Right Can’t Stand Being Called “Far Right”174 articles · 58 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Sep 25– 26Barnhart, Mo. man pleads guilty to setting Cybertruck on fire at Tesla dealership3 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Sep 11– 14Trump and Musk super PACs unleash millions to boost Republicans in battleground races9 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Jul 16Pollution from xAI power project hits Black communities6 articles · 1 independent sources
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  4. Jun 23Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  5. Jun 16– 17Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%12 articles · 2 independent sources
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  6. May 7– 8French prosecutors pursue charges against Elon Musk, X over child abuse content allegations8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  7. Mar 17Closing arguments in Twitter shareholder trial accusing Musk of driving down stock6 articles · 3 independent sources
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