39 m. ago Insider says President Donald Trump’s advisors are ‘tired of Musk’s presence’

Musk’s approach has been described as like a ‘chainsaw not a scalpel’, Haberman says

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1 hour ago Donald Trump's telling comment about Elon Musk as world's richest man to leave White House

A comment Donald Trump made about Elon Musk is recirculating after reports the Tesla boss is set to step down from his government role - and his DOGE department could also disappear

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2 h. ago Who is in Donald Trump's top team? Could Elon Musk be on the way out?

The US President suggested Musk could be leaving the government soon

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8 h. ago Trump news at a glance: sweeping tariffs announced; Musk could be nearing end of role

Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.Trump said he will impose a 10% universal tariff on all imported foreign goods in addition to “reciprocal tariffs” on a few dozen countries, charging additional duties onto countries that Trump claims have “cheated” America. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The full truth about Elon Musk's DOGE exit revealed by White House insiders: Why Trump is 'highly disappointed'... and 'Ice Maiden' Susie Wiles's relentless vendetta

Politico, citing four anonymous 'Trump insiders,' wrote that President Donald Trump and Musk had 'decided' that the 53-year-old billionaire entrepreneur will soon 'be stepping back'...

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15 h. ago Elon Musk reportedly to step down from lead Trump role as service limit nears

Insiders say Musk will leave soon, when 130-day cap on government service expires but ‘Doge’ team set to continueElon Musk’s polarizing stint slashing and bashing federal bureaucracy will probably soon end, with the world’s richest person’s government service hitting its legal limit in the coming weeks.“He’s got a big company to run at some point he’s going to be going back,” Donald Trump told reporters on Monday. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Donald Trump tells allies that Elon Musk 'will leave Government soon'

Reports claim Tesla CEO will develop an ‘exit strategy’ and return to his businesses

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16 h. ago Trump has told Cabinet members that Musk will step back to ‘supporting role’ soon

Musk’s designation as a ‘special government employee’ is set to expire in late May or early June

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16 h. ago All the signs Elon Musk was on brink of stepping down from DOGE after months of scandal and chaos

Less than four months after assuming the role, Trump has reportedly told his inner circle that Elon Musk, 53, will be stepping back from DOGE.

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17 h. ago The Florida and Wisconsin election results are a warning for Trump and Republicans | Lloyd Green

Republicans in Florida couldn’t re-create Trump’s November margins, while Musk’s efforts in Wisconsin failedDonald Trump and the Republicans ought to be wary of a possible blue wave in next year’s midterms. On Tuesday, voters in Florida and Wisconsin signaled dissatisfaction with Elon Musk, the GOP and the president. On the surface, the results spelled political equipoise. No seats changed hands.A closer look, however, reveals possible headaches for Donald Trump and his party. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Musk’s role in Trump administration under pressure after Wisconsin loss

US president told confidants the billionaire’s role at Doge could end sooner than expected

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18 h. ago Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shock move after Trump expressed private doubts

President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk is stepping back from his government role.

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18 h. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will leave top government role 'soon'

Musk has been heading up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) taskforce since Trump returned to office in January.

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18 h. ago ‘Loser’: Musk endures wave of gloating on X after liberal judge wins Wisconsin race

Democrats seize on result as a referendum on Musk and an emphatic repudiation of Trump’s richest supporter and allyDemocrats were tasting unfamiliar triumphalism on Wednesday after the election for a vacant Wisconsin supreme court seat turned into an emphatic repudiation of Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s richest supporter and key ally.Musk endured a wave of gloating on X, his own the social media platform, after Brad Schimel, a Trump-endorsed judge that he spent $25m supporting lost by 10 percentage points to Susan Crawford, whose victory sustained a four-three liberal majority on the court. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Elon Musk 'set to leave Donald Trump's cabinet', president tells allies

Donald Trump has told close allies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will take a step back in the coming weeks, it has been reported, as backlash of Musk's influence over the government grows

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19 h. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will be stepping down from duties 'soon'

Donald Trump is reported to have made the comments about Elon Musk's future to his cabinet after weeks of simmering tensions between the Tesla billionaire and senior White House officials

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21 h. ago Democrats hail major win as Susan Crawford delivers blow to Trump and Musk in Wisconsin – US politics live

Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat on Wisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularityLiberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidateDonald Trump’s planned tariffs will be negative across the world, with the damage depending on how far they go, how long they last and whether they lead to successful negotiations, the European Central Bank head, Christine Lagarde, said on Wednesday.The Trump administration on Wednesday is set to announce “reciprocal tariffs” targeting nations that have duties on US goods. That move would come after it slapped new import levies on products from Mexico, China and Canada – the top US trading partners – as well as on goods including steel and autos.Wisconsin beat the billionaire.Wisconsin cannot be bought. Our democracy is not for sale. And when we fight, we win. Congratulations, @CrawfordForWI Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Tesla sales drop 13% in first quarter as Elon Musk backlash, aging models hurt demand

Tesla sales fell in the first three months of the year in another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers

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24 h. ago Trump and Musk have ushered in a terrible era of cataclysm capitalism. But I have a plan to counter it | Julia Steinberger

The speed with which US democracy is being dismantled is dizzying, but if we organise resistance now we can stop thisEverything is moving too fast. The Trump-Musk administration is tearing through US government, universities and health organisations, firing tens of thousands of employees, eliminating billons in funding. The scope and speed of the attack is dizzying. It is almost impossible to keep up with the ongoing destruction, let alone to organise the resistance. None of this is accidental.We need to understand the origins of the Trump blitzkrieg to counter it in the US and prevent it from spreading abroad. The speed of the attack can be traced to Trump strategist and “accelerationist” Steve Bannon, and aligns with his information warfare tactic to “flood the zone” to confuse, disengage and disorient. Whether on climate or Covid, rumours, lies and conspiracy theories create a chaotic cacophony, leaving the public disoriented, fearful and prey to oversimple Trumpist messages: bla...

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31 h. ago Judge Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in massive blow to Trump and Musk agenda

Closely watched race for a seat on the state’s highest court served as a proxy battle over the nation’s political future

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