Is Elon Musk taking over the US government? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works – and why we should be concerned
Elon Musk has been accused of attempting a coup or hostile takeover of the US government. His actions could better be described as a form of ‘state capture’. Here’s what that means.
Elon Musk in the Oval Office
Dispelling doubts, the billionaire showed off his unprecedented power to disrupt and remake the government — with President Trump’s blessing.
Elon Musk's DOGE office budget more than doubles from $6.5 to $14.4 million
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, focused on cutting government waste and spending, has more than doubled its own spending.
5 ways Elon Musk is working to dismantle the federal government
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to gut the federal bureaucracy. Here's 5 ways he's starting to carry it out.
Elon Musk joins Trump in Oval Office for order to solidify DOGE power
The show of unity came as Elon Musk has been under scrutiny for his tactics and potential conflicts of interests leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
How Argentina took a chainsaw to government, a year before Elon Musk's DOGE
At Argentina's Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, two piles of laws to be streamlined or cut sit on a wooden desk near an Elon Musk biography and a figurine of libertarian President Javier Milei with his iconic chainsaw.
What position does Elon Musk hold in the federal government? Is his position legal?
Elon Musk's new position of special government employee is raising more questions than not. Here's what to know.
Elon Musk seeks to buy rival’s AI platform
Despite having his own artificial intelligence startup x.AI, the world’s richest person is trying to buy OpenAI, for almost $100b, from a former-ally-turned-rival who is pushing back.
Why Elon Musk is a headache for broadband bosses
CEOs in the slow-growing, debt-heavy telecom sector are hardly short of problems. Elon Musk is giving them another one. The SpaceX boss’s satellite-internet business, Starlink, is signing up millions of broadband customers worldwide.
'Shut them down': What happens to Kari Lake if Elon Musk gets rid of Voice of America?
Elon Musk suggested shuttering Voice of America, the state media outlet that President Donald Trump wants Kari Lake to lead.
Elon Musk's US Department of Defense contracts
Elon Musk's companies have a variety of contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting the growing relationship ...
Who Is Steve Caudle? Pastor Pushes to Stop Elon Musk Taking Social Security
A pastor in Tennessee appeared to call for violence towards Elon Musk during his Sunday sermon following efforts by the ...
Elon Musk embraces X platform as key tool in DOGE transparency amid onslaught of attacks from Dems
President Donald Trump’s first term revolutionized the online relationship between the president and the public. Elon Musk is ...
Elon Musk's mother bombarded with comments calling her a Nazi
Maye Musk, the mother of billionaire Elon Musk, has been bombarded with comments calling her a Nazi after her son did an ...
Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves
Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, pledged full transparency in his ...
Elon Musk keeps accusing people of crimes — often dubious ones
Elon Musk responded to an X post about the steady increase in government regulations in recent decades. “It’s getting to the ...
Elon Musk's latest move shocks tech world
Elon Musk has been extremely busy since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His position as head of the newly created ...