Gov. Walz walks back Tesla comments
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is walking back a recent comment on Tesla's stock performance, saying it was a "joke." This comes after the FBI issued a warning against a recent string of violent attacks on Tesla dealerships and cars across the country.

DOGE cuts threaten IRS free tax-filing program: What to know

IRS Direct File is only in its second year of letting taxpayers file directly with the IRS online, but it may be a casualty of Elon Musk’s DOGE.

Donald Trump buys a Tesla from Elon Musk at White House [RAW]
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday held an event where he bought a Tesla vehicle from Elon Musk. He said he's paying for his vehicle with his own money, but noted he wouldn't be driving the vehicle because it's required he be driven in the presidential state car. Here's the full press event.

Trump buys a Tesla from Musk, answers questions [RAW]
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President Donald Trump held a press event on Tuesday where he bought a Tesla vehicle from Elon Musk. During the event, he answered questions from reporters. He called Musk a "great patriot."

DOGE accused of accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

Labor unions are trying to stop Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans. "They cannot explain why they want this data," lawyers said.

Social Security employees banned from reading news websites at work

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from the agency that handles benefits for 72.5 million Americans.

Elon Musk says Postal Service, Amtrak should be privatized

Elon Musk said he believes that the U.S. should “privatize anything that can be privatized," including Amtrak and the Postal Service.

President Trump talks DOGE savings, Elon Musk
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President Trump listed off tax dollar waste his agency DOGE claims to have discovered, as the president addressed Congress on Tuesday.

Elon Musk welcomes baby 14; his fourth with Shivon Zilis

Elon Musk and Neuralink Director Shivon Zilis recently announced that they welcomed their fourth child together, a son named Seldon Lycurgus.

Watch: Mike Myers plays Elon Musk in SNL Trump-Zelenskyy cold open

SNL made fun of President Trump’s unprecedented thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in this weekend’s cold open, with Mike Myers appearing as Elon Musk.

President Trump holds 1st cabinet meeting
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President Donald Trump assembled his first cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday to discuss accomplishments of his first five weeks in office, and upcoming political priorities ahead.

DOGE workers quit: 21 federal technology staffers resign

Twenty-one federal technology staffers who were recently integrated into DOGE’s government-slashing effort resigned en masse from their jobs Tuesday. Here’s what they said.

DOGE latest: Nearly 40% of canceled contracts may save no money, data shows

DOGE claims to have found $65 billion in federal government savings so far, but more than 400 contracts worth millions of dollars are drawing questions.

DOGE Day in Washington: How it's impacting MN
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Tuesday is being called DOGE Day in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Minnesota organizations are sounding the alarm on how DOGE is impacting their work.

Elon Musk email to federal employees targeted in lawsuit

Here's the latest on the email fiasco that developed over the weekend involving Elon Musk and hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

Elon Musk email to federal employees met with resistance

From the Pentagon and the FBI to Republican lawmakers, here’s how agencies and officials are responding to Elon Musk’s email to federal employees requesting to know “what they got done last week."

Elon Musk says federal employees must email ‘what they got done last week’

Elon Musk said all federal employees will be asked to report “what they got done last week," and that failure to reply would be considered a resignation.

Federal workers protest outside Tesla showroom in San Francisco; Musk defends cuts

Federal workers were among those protesting the cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, on Wednesday night outside a Tesla showroom in San Francisco.

Social Security head Michelle King steps down over DOGE information access: AP sources

The acting head of the Social Security Administration has stepped down over a request from DOGE to access recipient information, according to the Associated Press, citing two people familiar with the matter. Here's what to know.

Who is X Æ A-Xii? Elon Musk's son makes rare appearance at White House

Elon Musk brought his son, X Æ A-Xii, to the White House on Tuesday as he joined President Trump in the Oval Office. Here’s what to know about Musk’s son and his growing family.