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Germany Balks After Rubio, Vance Support Far-Right AfD

US secretary of state accuses German government of 'tyranny,' German foreign ministry pushes back

(Newser) - Germany's foreign ministry is hitting back at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party as a "right-wing extremist" organization. The spat occurred at a complicated time for Germany, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the...

Trump Brings DOGE-Social Security Fight to SCOTUS

Administration's emergency appeal wants access for Musk's Department of Government Efficiency

(Newser) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal is the first in a string of applications to the high court involving DOGE'...

Musk Is About to Get His Own Company Town

Voting to make Starbase a city concludes Saturday

(Newser) - Starbase is about to become the newest city in Texas—and in the age when company towns were more prevalent, it might've been called Muskville. Almost all of the 283 registered voters in SpaceX's site at the southern tip of Texas are SpaceX employees, so the outcome of...

Musk: 'DOGE Is a Way of Life'
Musk: 'DOGE Is a Way of Life'
May 1, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Musk: 'DOGE Is a Way of Life'

He discusses DOGE's future, White House sleepovers as he prepares to spend less time in DC

(Newser) - The similarities between Elon Musk and Buddha may not be striking, but the billionaire made the comparison when discussing the future of DOGE with reporters at the White House on Wednesday. "DOGE is a way of life, like Buddhism," he said. "Buddha isn't alive anymore. You...

Tesla Board Went Shopping for New CEO

Though the current status of the search to replace Elon Musk, launched a month ago, is unclear

(Newser) - The Tesla board of directors launched a search for a CEO to replace Elon Musk about a month ago, as Musk devoted much of his time and efforts to the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The sources say that amid slumping...

Amazon Gets Into the Satellite Game
Amazon Launches
Starlink Rival
Apr 29, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Amazon Launches Starlink Rival

Project Kuiper aims to rival Musk's satellite company in global broadband access

(Newser) - Amazon has launched its first Project Kuiper internet satellites, signaling its official arrival in the fast-expanding race to blanket the globe with broadband from space. The company launched its first batch of 27 Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the AP reports....

New DOT Rules Change 'a Win for Tesla, a Loss for Waymo'

Tweak could allow certain automakers—namely, Tesla—to report fewer crashes with self-driving cars

(Newser) - Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary. The Transportation Department announced Thursday it will no longer require automakers to report certain kinds of nonfatal crashes—but the exception will apply...

Musk, DOGE Could Spend $135B to Save $150B: Analysts

Department of Government Efficiency perhaps didn't count on the cost of firings, litigation

(Newser) - Elon Musk originally said the Department of Government Efficiency could save taxpayers $2 trillion. He later downgraded that to $1 trillion. His most recent estimate is down even further, to $150 billion. But according to the experts on federal workers who spoke to the New York Times , the cost of...

Report: Bessent, Musk Had Heated Clash in White House

'It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing'

(Newser) - The friction between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly caused sparks to fly in the White House last Thursday. Axios , citing two witnesses and three sources briefed on the matter, reports that the two men had a shouting match within earshot of President Trump and visiting Italian Prime...

One Good Thing Happened to Elon Musk on Tuesday

Voting began on whether to make Starbase a city

(Newser) - Tuesday may not have been a stellar day for Elon Musk , but there was one exception. As the New York Times reports, voting kicked off yesterday at a building that sits on a stretch of land at Texas's southern tip. Among the questions being weighed: Should Starbase, Texas, become...

After Profits Drop, Musk Says He'll Spend More Time at Tesla

Company's first-quarter profits are down 70%

(Newser) - Elon Musk says he'll dedicate more time to Tesla starting in May after the company reported a big drop in first-quarter profit. Tesla said Tuesday that quarterly profits fell by 70% to to $409 million, or 12 cents a share. That's far below analysts' estimates, the AP reports....

Spring Breaker Allegedly Firebombed a Tesla Dealership

A UMass Boston student allegedly used his time back home very destructively

(Newser) - Police believe a UMass Boston college student spent part of his spring break attacking a Tesla dealership back home in Missouri. Owen McIntire, 19, of Parkville, Mo., was arrested after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to firebomb a dealership in Kansas City, reports the Boston Herald . Kansas City Police reportedly noticed...

Musk-Bessent Friction Leads to More Drama at IRS
Musk-Bessent Friction Leads
to More Drama at IRS
the rundown
Apr 18, 2025 2:13 PM CDT

Musk-Bessent Friction Leads to More Drama at IRS

Tax agency is getting yet another interim leader

(Newser) - The IRS is getting its fifth leader since January, and the latest turnover is the result of friction between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, reports the New York Times . Coverage:
  • Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender is taking over, reports the Wall Street Journal . He is Bessent's pick.
...

Suit: Tesla Jacked Up Its Odometers to Go Faster

Thereby voiding warranties quicker, says California man who filed complaint

(Newser) - If you own a Tesla that seems to be piling on the miles, you might want to pay attention to a new complaint—and your car's gauges. A Los Angeles man's proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk's EV company alleges that odometers in Tesla vehicles were designed...

She Had Musk's Son. Inside Her Fight for Money


She Had Musk's
Baby. Inside Her
Fight for Money
longform
Apr 16, 2025 10:55 AM CDT

She Had Musk's Baby. Inside Her Fight for Money

WSJ delves into Musk's children, their mothers, and the fixer who helps manage it all

(Newser) - That Elon Musk has a gaggle of kids is well known. In a piece for the Wall Street Journal , Dana Mattioli tries to delve into just how that works. Musk's longtime fixer, Jared Birchall, is apparently a big part of the puzzle. He runs Musk's family office and...

Trump, Musk Appear to Speak From Hacked Crosswalks

In 3 California cities, someone is clearly having fun at the expense of the billionaires

(Newser) - Officials in three California cities are trying to work out how voices mocking President Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg were added to crosswalks. The crosswalks appear to have been hacked with the sole purpose of mocking the billionaires with AI-generated voices, per Business Insider . The audio message, "Walk...

Judge Eases Block on DOGE Accessing Personal Information

One staff member can see the data, after he's trained, court rules in lawsuit

(Newser) - A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive Treasury Department information related to millions of Americans. Judge Jeannette Vargas said in a written opinion late Friday that one DOGE worker, Ryan Wunderly, can access...

Kari Lake in Line for a Move
Kari Lake in Line for a Move
Apr 9, 2025 5:21 PM CDT

Kari Lake in Line for a Move

Trump loyalist originally was to run the Voice of America

(Newser) - That Voice of America job didn't work out for Kari Lake, possibly because it ran into Elon Musk, but President Trump apparently has something else in mind for her. The Washington Post reports that the Trump loyalist who lost statewide elections in Arizona in 2022 and 2024 will be...

Elon Musk: Peter Navarro Is a 'Moron'

Feud between DOGE mastermind and Trump's top trade adviser heats up

(Newser) - Elon Musk continued ramping up the rhetoric in his ongoing tariff-related feud with President Trump's top trade adviser, calling Peter Navarro a "moron" who is "dumber than a sack of bricks." The insults came in response to Navarro referring to Musk as a "car assembler"...

Americans Not Exactly Getting Charged Up About EVs

Number of people who own or would buy an electric vehicle is down to 51% from 59% in 2023

(Newser) - The Elon Musk-related controversy surrounding Tesla probably isn't helping matters, but America's interest in electric vehicles isn't exactly charging up. As the Washington Post reports, a new Gallup poll shows that the percentage of Americans who own an EV or would be interested in owning one has...

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