2 h. ago Trump Calls Musk’s Email to Federal Workers ‘Ingenious.’ Some Agencies Are Pushing Back.

President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

Politics

2 h. ago Federal Personnel Office Tells Agencies That Musk’s Directive Is ‘Voluntary’

President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

Politics

2 h. ago Flashback: Musk used his 'what did you get done this week' directive before gutting Twitter

Tech billionaire and DOGE Chair Elon Musk previously used his "what did you get done this week" question with the former CEO of Twitter before Musk purchased and gutted the social media giant.

Technology

2 h. ago Confusion Reigns Over Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email

President Trump said workers would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply. The Office of Personnel Management said responses were voluntary. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

Technology

2 h. ago Vivek Ramaswamy to Kick Off Run for Ohio Governor in Cincinnati

The former presidential candidate is seeking the top office in his home state after a brief stint on President Trump’s cost-cutting task force alongside Elon Musk.

Politics

3 h. ago DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.

Politics

4 h. ago Kamala Harris takes veiled jabs at Trump, Elon Musk in 1st major speech since election defeat

Former Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, indirectly derided President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during her NAACP speech.

Politics

4 h. ago Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by far the best showing in its history.

Politics

4 h. ago A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

Economics

4 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Federal unions allege Musk's demands violate federal law

Federal workers are getting widely mixed messaging regarding who to listen to: Elon Musk or their federal managers.

Politics

5 h. ago DOGE cuts, Medicaid fears spark protests at GOP lawmaker offices across US

Some House Republicans contended with backlash in their home districts last week after progressive groups urged activists to protest Elon Musk and DOGE.

Society

6 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk threatens fed workers over return to office policy

Federal workers are getting widely mixed messaging regarding who to listen to: Elon Musk or their federal managers.

Events

6 h. ago Federal workers sue over Musk's threat to fire if they don't explain accomplishments

Attorneys for federal workers say in a lawsuit billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired

Events

6 h. ago AI nonprofit CEO says 'closed nature' of most artificial intelligence research hinders innovation

A year before Elon Musk helped start OpenAI in San Francisco, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen already had established his own nonprofit artificial intelligence research laboratory in Seattle.

Science

7 h. ago Federal workers who fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave, Musk states

Elon Musk, chair of the Department of Government Efficiency, warned federal workers that those who fail to return to the office will be placed on administrative leave.

Politics

8 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Showdown continues between Musk and federal agencies

Federal workers are getting widely mixed messaging regarding who to listen to: Elon Musk or their federal managers.

Politics

9 h. ago Pushback to Latest DOGE Demand May Signal Limits for Elon Musk

Pushback against Elon Musk’s latest demand to government employees reveals potential limits to his harsh approach to management and cost-cutting.

Politics

10 h. ago Musk used 'What did you get done this week?' tactic at Twitter

Elon Musk is again using tactics that he has employed at his company X and trying to apply it to the federal government.

Technology

12 h. ago Donald Trump claimed he would help American workers. Now, he’s betraying them

Forget candidate Trump. He ran as a friend to the working man. President Donald Trump is a friend to Elon Musk and other billionaires who are implementing Project 2025.

Politics

21 h. ago Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Technology