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Trump's Appointees Put Musk's Power to the Test

Patel, Gabbard among agency leaders telling employees not to justify their roles to Musk

(Newser) - Multiple government agencies run by Trump-appointed leaders have told employees not to respond to an email from Elon Musk , demanding they provide five bullet points explaining the work they got done over the past week. "Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation," Musk wrote Saturday on...

Musk Orders Federal Workers to Detail Their Workweek
Musk to Federal Workers:
'What Did You Do Last Week?'
the rundown
Feb 23, 2025 7:35 AM CST

Musk to Federal Workers: 'What Did You Do Last Week?'

Employees who fail to respond to email by midnight Monday may be out of work

(Newser) - Elon Musk has given federal workers another deadline —this time, they have to justify their jobs in an email or risk losing them.
  • First threat: Musk tweeted Saturday afternoon that employees would soon receive an email "requesting to understand what they got done last week." He added:
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Musk's Public Accounting of Savings Doesn't Add Up

Contracts are counted more than once, others listed already are paid out and over

(Newser) - Elon Musk's cost-cutting team posted a " wall of receipts " online this week, purportedly showing how much the Department of Government Efficiency has saved taxpayers. Reducing the federal workforce and canceling leases and contracts has cut $55 billion in spending, the group says, though you can't tell...

Musk's Private Security Detail Has Been Deputized

Billionaire's guards might be able to carry weapons now

(Newser) - The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk's security detail—an unusual move that affords the private force some of the rights that usually apply only to federal law enforcement agents. The billionaire doesn't have Secret Service protection, and he's received death threats in the...

Musk Wields Literal 'Chainsaw for Bureaucracy'

A gift from Argentine President Javier Melei to symbolize his DOGE cuts

(Newser) - "This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy. Chainsaw!" Elon Musk gleefully shouted Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he raised a sparkly chainsaw for the crowd. The tool was used to represent Musk's efforts to slash the government workforce and programs through DOGE. Marked with a...

Grimes to Elon Musk: Our Kid in Danger of 'Lifelong Impairment'

She says Musk is not responding to her about child's 'medical crisis'

(Newser) - Grimes is once again using Elon Musk's own social media platform to call him out regarding one of their children. In a series of since-deleted posts on X, Grimes posted Thursday, "I'm not giving any details but he won't respond to texts call or emails and...

Trump: We May Give Americans 20% of DOGE Savings

President offered few details on the possibility

(Newser) - Could Americans see some cash from all these DOGE cost-saving measures? President Trump says he's considering the idea, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We're thinking about giving 20% back to the American citizens and 20% down to pay back debt," he said at a Saudi Arabia-sponsored...

Poll Shows Trump Approval Slipped 2 Points in First Month
Trump Slips in Poll, Musk Lags
Feb 19, 2025 7:45 PM CST

Trump Slips in Poll, Musk Lags

President is down from first week in office, while DOGE boss is less popular

(Newser) - President Trump's approval rating has slipped since his first week in office, down 2 percentage points to 45%, a Gallup poll released Wednesday found. At this point, 51% of respondents disapprove of his job performance. Trump's approval rating is running 15 points below the mid-February average of all...

Deportees in Shackles Are White House's 'ASMR'

Footage shared by Trump White House viewed as dehumanizing 'boast'

(Newser) - The White House X account on Tuesday shared a video showing undocumented immigrants in handcuffs, shackles, and chains preparing to fly out of Seattle's Boeing Field on Feb. 4 with the caption, "ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight," per the Seattle Times . ASMR, meaning autonomous sensory meridian response,...

Judge Says She Won't Block Musk, DOGE Immediately

But she says states' concerns about 'unchecked authority' are legitimate

(Newser) - A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority, but said there isn't evidence of the kind...

White House: Musk Does Not Run DOGE
White House: Musk
Does Not Run DOGE
Feb 18, 2025 11:14 AM CST

White House: Musk Does Not Run DOGE

Court filing in response to lawsuit says he's not the administrator of the new office

(Newser) - Quick, name the leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency. If you answered, "Elon Musk," you're at least technically incorrect. The White House on Monday night explicitly stated in a court filing that Musk isn't the administrator of DOGE, reports the New York Times . Nor...

Elon Musk: I'm 'Looking for the Gold at Fort Knox'

DOGE may try to get access to the highly secretive government locale

(Newser) - DOGE is making inroads at the Treasury , the Social Security administration , the IRS , and a slew of other government entities—but can it get into Fort Knox? Elon Musk said Monday the famous gold repository is on his radar, reports the Hill . "Looking for the gold at Fort Knox,...

FCC Chair Thanks Sheryl Crow for Ditching Her Tesla

Says more celebs should do the same to fund NPR

(Newser) - Consider Brendan Carr unimpressed. The FCC chair responded to Sheryl Crow's Tesla move—the singer sold off her EV and donated the proceeds to NPR in a rebuke to Tesla CEO and Trump adviser Elon Musk—with a sarcastic post on Musk's X social network Saturday, the Hill...

Top Social Security Official Out After DOGE Tries to Access Data

Advocate says her replacement has reportedly already granted the access, however

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency tried to access sensitive information at the Social Security Administration over the weekend, and Acting Commissioner Michelle King refused to grant it—and then stepped down from her position, multiple sources tell outlets including the Washington Post and the AP . A Trump administration...

'No Kings' Rallies Denounce Trump and Musk

Event follows similar nationwide demonstrations this month

(Newser) - Demonstrators opposed to President Trump and his policies turned out despite frigid weather for rallies Monday corresponding with the Presidents Day holiday. Dubbed "No Kings on Presidents Day" by the 50501 Movement, the AP reports, the protests came less than two weeks after a similar nationwide event drew participants...

Crash Injured Her Parents, but She Had to Pay Tesla

AP looks at how the company successfully sues its critics in China

(Newser) - Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father's panicked voice: The brakes don't work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a...

Sheryl Crow Ditches Tesla, Slams 'President Musk'

Singer says she is donating the money to NPR in protest

(Newser) - Sheryl Crow is done with her Tesla. In a social media post , the singer waves goodbye to the electric vehicle made by Elon Musk's company, reports USA Today . "My parents always said ... you are who you hang out with," Crow wrote. "There comes a time when...

Author: I'm the Mom of Baby No. 13 for Elon Musk

Ashley St. Clair makes the announcement, though Musk himself hasn't acknowledged

(Newser) - Elon Musk thinks the world needs more people, and he keeps doing his part. Conservative children's book author Ashley St. Clair announced on his X platform that she has given birth to Musk's 13th child, reports Page Six . St. Clair, 31, said she gave birth five months ago...

Musk-Led Group Seeks to Buy OpenAI for $97.4B
OpenAI Board Rejects
Bid by Musk-Led Group
updated
Feb 14, 2025 5:05 PM CST

OpenAI Board Rejects Bid by Musk-Led Group

Investors had offered about $97.4B

(Newser) - OpenAI said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by Elon Musk. "OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition," said a statement from Bret Taylor, chair...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

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