21 h. ago Trump to withdraw billionaire Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead NASA, AP source says

President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

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33 h. ago Viewers comment on Elon Musk's distracted appearance at White House after explosive report claimed he took ketamine, ecstasy and magic mushrooms on campaign trail

Elon Musk has been accused of acting 'weird' and 'strange' at his Oval Office farewell, which came hours after claims the billionaire used drugs while campaigning for President Donald Trump.

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46 h. ago Trump praises Elon Musk for ‘colossal change’ as Doge adviser says farewell

US president presents top ally with golden key as Musk says Doge unit ‘will only grow stronger over time’Donald Trump saw Elon Musk off from the White House on Friday, as the Tesla chief concluded his more than four months leading the so-called department of government efficiency’s disruptive foray into federal departments that achieved far fewer cost savings than expected.Standing alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Musk, who faced a 130-day limit in his tenure as a special government employee that had ended two days prior, vowed that his departure “is not the end” of Doge. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Trump says Musk ‘worked tirelessly’ in press conference to mark his exit from Doge – live

Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of Doge in a news conference with Trump in the Oval OfficeThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago BREAKING Elon Musk 'not really leaving' Donald Trump says as billionaire exits DOGE

Appearing in front of the world's media at the Oval Office earlier today (May 30), Donald Trump said 'Elon isn't really leaving' after the DOGE billionaire said the opposite

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49 h. ago Elon Musk 'not really leaving' Donald Trump says as billionaire exits DOGE

Appearing in front of the world's media at the Oval Office earlier today (May 30), Donald Trump said 'Elon isn't really leaving' after the DOGE billionaire said the opposite

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57 h. ago Trump gets tariff reprieve as he prepares Oval Office goodbye to Musk – US politics live

Appeals court agrees to temporary pause to previous ruling blocking tariffs; president says tech billionaire will ‘always be with us’Donald Trump’s tariff policy was derailed by a libertarian public interest law firm that has received money from some of his richest backers.The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit against the US president’s “reciprocal” tariffs on behalf of five small businesses, which it said were harmed by the policy. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde

Judging by Musk’s approval ratings, Tesla investors won’t be the only ones happy to see the dethroning of the king of DogeI can’t believe that Elon Musk is leaving Doge, the government department he named after a tired and basic meme that most of the internet had moved on from around a decade ago. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” Musk wrote this week (capital letters: model’s own), “I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful government spending.” Oh man. “Thank you for the opportunity”?! At some level you have to salute Donald Trump’s ability to turn even the world’s richest man into an Apprentice candidate who leaves in week four after completely wiping out in the hotdog stand task.Musk arrived in government promising to slash spending by $2tn. He leaves it a mere $1.86tn short of that target, even by his own estimations. Meanwhile, the president’s new tax bill is set to add $2.3tn to the deficit. ...

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67 h. ago Top DOGE officials are already fleeing as Musk leaves government

Three officials, also limited by their Special Government Employee status, are set to leave DOGE alongside the tech billionaire

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69 h. ago The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington

Though the billionaire vowed modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionalityElon Musk formally exited his role in the Trump administration on Wednesday night, ending a contentious and generally unpopular run as a senior adviser to the president and de facto head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Though he promised efficiency and modernization, Musk leaves behind a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality.The timing of Musk’s departure lines up with the end of his 130-day term limit as a “special government employee” but also plays a part in an effort by the billionaire to signal a wider shift away from Washington as he faces backlash from the public and shareholders. Musk has recently made a show of refocusing his efforts on his tech companies in interviews, saying that he has spent too much time focused on politics and plans to reduce his political spending in the future. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Elon Musk reveals new bombshell plan as he leaves Trump's White House

Elon Musk has big plans following the fallout with President Donald Trump. The billionaire hosted a live event Thursday, laying out life after the White House.

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69 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Elon Musk leaves the White House after a turbulent effort to slash the government

The nation's capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he's stepping back from his role as Donald Trump's most unorthodox adviser.

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69 h. ago Elon Musk gets very underwhelming White House goodbye after his attack on Trump's big beautiful bill

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt thanked Elon Musk 'for his service' as the world's richest man ended his tenure as a 'special government employee.'

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2 d. ago Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations

Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm

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2 d. ago Trump aide's wife leaves White House to work for Elon Musk hours after he posts intriguing tweet

Katie Miller is following Elon Musk from the White House back to the private sector as the tech billionaire officially leaves his post in Washington, D.C.

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3 d. ago With Elon Musk out of the picture – what happens to DOGE now?

Musk officially announced he was stepping down on Wednesday night. As a Special Government Employee, he is restricted to serving 130 days

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3 d. ago Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair leaves NYC court smiling after custody showdown with billionaire

Only a day after Elon Musk officially resigned from his position at DOGE, he got on his next big hurdle... tackling the custody case with 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair and appearing virtually in court.

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3 d. ago Inside Elon Musk and Donald Trump's bitter uncoupling after Tesla CEO leaves US cabinet

Musk and Trump appeared to be two peas in a pod, but their bromance appears to have soured in recent months and now the billionaire car salesman has left his 'job' with the government

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3 d. ago Stephen Miller’s wife leaves the White House to work for Elon Musk ‘full time’

Kate Miller was working as an adviser for Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency

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3 d. ago Tech shares climb after strong Nvidia results despite warning over rise of Chinese rivals

Tesla also buoyed by Elon Musk’s confirmation that he will leave his role in the Trump administrationTechnology shares climbed on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from Nvidia, despite the AI chip company’s boss issuing a warning about the rise of Chinese rivals.The Stoxx Europe tech index rose by 0.8% on Thursday following Nvidia’s financial report, with the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML rallying by 2.4%. Continue reading...

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