As he offered his thanks to the crowd during a Trump inaugural event, Musk put his right hand to his heart, then extended his hand to the crowd with his palm slightly raised. He turned around and made the same gesture again, before saying, "My heart goes out to you."

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime

As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both struggling and expanding its remit.

Lawmakers say Musk's apparent misunderstanding of the way government programs work could threaten his whole agenda.

Musk’s numbers are down, and even some who like him don’t seem to love him being so central.

FILE - Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.

I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.

Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.

The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts to federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in his