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.

Instead of the $2 trillion in cuts over the next decade that Musk recently touted at a Wall Street conference, the chatter inside Team Trump is that they think the Department of Government Efficiency can reduce waste by $500 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

After finishing 2024 with a meteoric rise in its share price, Tesla ( TSLA -2.14%) has been sliding since the start of the new year. The company reported earnings on Jan. 29, and the stock has declined by as much as 15% since. So far, in 2025, the stock has generated a negative return of 12% (as of market close on Feb. 14).

The White House said in a legal filing that Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't an employee of its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

The tech outlet Wired set up a new politics team in time for the presidential election — but its most impactful work is coming after the election is over.

A number of social media users believe Elon Musk's 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, told President Donald Trump, "Shut your mouth."

The White House said in a court filing Musk has no decision-making authority and can only advise the president and relay directives. It also emphasized that Musk is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or its temporary organization, nor is he the DOGE Service Administrator.