Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government ...

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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the ...

Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at ...

The president said Musk won’t have the unfettered ability to dismantle the government, but for now their relationship is ...

The unelected tech billionaire is dismantling multiple government agencies—and there’s seemingly no one capable of stopping ...

Before assessing the impact of United States President Donald Trump’s climate and energy policies, some context about the current state of the planet is in order. United Nations Secretary General ...

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch thinks the clamor from people like Elon Musk to declare AI as smarter than humans is driven by an ...

Elon Musk has reportedly taken over the Treasury Department’s central payment system, putting him in the position to ...

Even before President Trump took office, legal observers were skeptical of his plans for an Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency to unilaterally shrink the federal government.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday.