Elon Musk Is a ‘Special Government Employee.’ What Does That Mean?
Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special government employees, unless a waiver is issued.
Explainer - Is Elon Musk's government efficiency drive legal?
Elon Musk is testing the limits of legal and ethical restrictions on the role of special advisers in U.S. presidential administrations, according to some legal experts and lawmakers who oppose the billionaire's mission against what he deems wasteful government spending.
Is Elon Musk a U.S. citizen? The SpaceX billionaire is now a government employee
Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and the richest billionaire in the world Elon Musk is now a U.S. government employee. What to know about his citizenship.
Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting
The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.
What Exactly Is Elon Musk's Role in the US Government?
Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government agencies.
2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022
Musk’s increased involvement with federal agencies has lowered morale and created a workplace energy of “fear” and “madness.”
The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions
Elon Musk and his allies are harnessing tech units and other agencies that handle daily federal operations to amass sweeping control of the executive branch.
Factbox-Young Techies Underpin Musk's Drive to Slash Size of US Government
Elon Musk is relying on a coterie of young engineers with little government experience in his takeover of the U.S. Federal government infrastructure. Here are some details about three of them. A spokeswoman for the U.
DOJ threatens legal action against 'anyone who impedes' Elon Musk's DOGE work
The Trump-appointed U.S. attorney of Washington said the Justice Department will pursue legal action against "anyone who impedes" on Musk's DOGE work.
Is Elon Musk’s Buyout Offer to Federal Workers Too Good to Be True?
Musk is offering an unprecedented—and uncertain—financial incentive for federal workers to resign, as part of Trump's plan to ...
Democrats focus on Elon Musk as they search for a message to fight Trump
The party has struggled with how to respond to President Trump’s aggressive efforts to remake the federal bureaucracy and ...
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Ayanna Pressley called Elon Musk a 'Nazi nepo baby.' Here's why
Rep. Ayanna Pressley had choice words for Elon Musk after he allegedly obtained access to the Treasury database.
Trump official warns ‘almost no one’ can control Elon Musk
In one excerpt, The Times reports that a Trump official sounded the alarm on Musk’s power and authority. The Trump official, ...
USAID 'Shutting Down'—Elon Musk
The billionaire said the agency was being shut down hours after President Donald Trump said it was being run by "a bunch of ...
Frost, others in Congress barred from Treasury during protest against Elon Musk
Orlando, and nearly two dozen other Congress members were protesting the tech billionaire’s takeover of the country’s ...
AOC mocked after calling Elon Musk ‘one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met’
This dude is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met or seen or witnessed,” Rep. Alexandria ...
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Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
According to the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday granted Elon Musk and ...