All eyes are on Los Angeles this week, as activists start a fourth day of protests against ICE and President Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of people. The protests have brought together a broad coalition of working class folks, but there’s one type of person who showed up to the protests on Sunday and […]
Trump Could Be the First Person to Turn a Profit on a Used Tesla in Years
It appears Donald Trump has moved to the “getting rid of your ex’s stuff” portion of his breakup with Elon Musk. White House officials confirmed to the New York Post on Friday that Trump plans to sell his recently purchased Tesla. Given the potential collector’s value of the car, it could be the first used […]
Elon Musk Says the New York Times Is Lying About His Rampant Drug Use
The New York Times published a new report last Friday that claimed Elon Musk has been using illicit drugs, which led to speculation about why he looked so spaced out during his “farewell” press conference at the Oval Office. But the billionaire spent the weekend denying that he uses drugs, going so far as to […]
Trump Admits ‘Elon’s Really Not Leaving’ During DOGE Press Conference
President Donald Trump held a bizarre press conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, ostensibly to wave goodbye to the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But both Trump and Musk essentially admitted that the billionaire oligarch wasn’t really going anywhere, at least when it comes […]
Billionaire Man-Child Elon Musk Gives His Most Petulant Interview to Date
Elon Musk gave an interview to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, appearing remotely to an audience at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. And while the billionaire oligarch has given plenty of whiny and childish interviews over the years, his latest is one of the most juvenile to date. Musk repeatedly insulted the interviewer for asking […]
After Tesla Employees Signed Letter Asking Elon Musk to Resign, at Least One Has Been Fired
Matthew LaBrot, a Tesla employee who created the website Tesla Employees Against Elon Musk, was fired from the company two weeks ago. LaBrot claimed in a LinkedIn post that he was terminated for having created the site, and because he was part of a larger group of employees who publicly asked Elon Musk to resign […]
How Tesla Could Skirt Trump’s Tariffs While Everyone Else Pays Up
President Trump’s sweeping tariff changes have stirred up considerable economic uncertainty and confusion. Higher import duties will affect at least some products in virtually every industry, but some sectors face steeper consequences than others. Automakers, in particular, could struggle as regulators crack down on imported cars and parts, with the notable exception of Tesla, the […]
Voters Head to the Polls to Decide If Elon Musk Should Get a Company Town in Texas
The “company town” is largely an artifact of a bygone era—a vestige of an unhappy time in American history when wealthy land barons controlled society, and labor rights, at least as we know them today, did not yet exist. Today, you’d be hard pressed to find many of these corporate slums active in the U.S., […]
Elon Wears Two Hats During Trump Meeting in Desperate Bid for Attention
Elon Musk, a guy whose quest to be adored by everyone grows more pathetic with each passing day, appeared at President Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting Wednesday despite not being a member of the cabinet. The head of DOGE donned two hats simultaneously for the meeting, a perplexing move until he spoke. Musk said he wears […]
DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A federal employee who is helping the Trump administration carry out the drastic downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, a […]