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Trump, Musk, and their allies across the federal government are trying to snuff out a geyser of press leaks with bullying and snitch networks.

Empowered by President Donald Trump and operating with little oversight, Elon Musk is waging a war against the federal ...

Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...

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

Who better to trust trillions of dollars, SSNs and other sensitive info with than Elon The chaos in Washington DC continued ...

The second Trump administration is already recalling the turmoil that followed Musk’s takeover of what became X. And this is ...

Solid results from Apple are buoying spirits, as investors brace for PCE inflation and weigh Trump's renewed tariff threat.

In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the subject line: “A fork in the road.” Now he’s turned his attention to the US ...

This week, the White House's latest revelations involving the ongoing "mystery drone" saga only raise more questions.

The president’s embrace of rival Sam Altman sends a not-so-subtle message to the Tesla CEO.

Tech bros have taken to X in an extraordinary public spat to question each other’s financial muscle over Donald Trump’s $800b ...