May 01 Musk defends work at DOGE but gives hazy answers on his future By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press In an interview with reporters at the White House, Musk gave hazy answers about the work he’d been doing and DOGE’s future and seemed taken aback by the intense backlash he’d encountered. Continue reading
Apr 29 Trump gets an 'F' on his first 100 days from plurality of Americans, poll finds By Joshua Barajas As President Donald Trump celebrates his first 100 days in office, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that a plurality of Americans give him a failing grade. Continue reading
Apr 27 Elon Musk lost popularity as he gained power in Washington, AP-NORC poll finds By Chris Megerian, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Musk spent years building cachet as a business titan and tech visionary, brushing aside critics and skeptics to become the richest person on the planet. But as he gained power in Washington in recent months, his popularity has waned, according to… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 6:16 Tesla revenue falls sharply as Musk faces political backlash By John Yang, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant Elon Musk says he’ll scale back his time with DOGE and focus more of his time on Tesla. That announcement came as Tesla reported its net income plunged 71 percent and car sales revenue dropped 20 percent. Musk defended his… Continue watching
Apr 22 Musk says he'll step back from DOGE to focus on Tesla as company sees 71 percent drop in Q1 profits By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The company has faced angry protests over Musk's leadership of a federal government jobs-cutting group, a role some investors claimed distracted the CEO from leading Tesla. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump suspended the refugee program. Why is he inviting white South Africans to find a new home in the U.S.? By Kenichi Serino Trump signed an executive order in February encouraging their resettlement in the United States. As justification, he cited a South African law on land expropriation and affirmative action that he claimed discriminated against Afrikaners, as well as that country bringing… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 8:29 NLRB whistleblower claims Musk's DOGE potentially caused significant security breach By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas The National Labor Relations Board protects workers' right to organize and investigates unfair labor practices. A whistleblower complaint filed by an IT staffer claims Elon Musk and his DOGE team gained access to sensitive data that could have led directly… Continue watching
Apr 15 WATCH: Biden says Trump has 'taken a hatchet' to Social Security in first post-presidency speech By Steve Peoples, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The 82-year-old Democrat, who has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, delivered his pointed message during a speech Tuesday at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Trump's nominee for NASA administrator prioritizes sending U.S. astronauts to Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press “As the president stated, we will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars and, along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the moon," billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman said in his opening remarks. Continue reading
Apr 08 Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy among Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press As President Donald Trump's tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican's campaign are voicing doubts. Continue reading