Elon Musk

File Photo: Billionaire Elon Musk at the Capitol Hill in the US on 5 December 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
USA

Musk renews firing threat after being stymied by federal officials

The US agency that oversees federal employees said on Monday they could ignore a weekend email from Musk that required them to summarize their work or face losing their jobs

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Trump administration tells workers they can ignore Musk ultimatum

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Europe

Trump, Macron display stark differences on Ukraine despite friendly veneer

A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk, a Chinese flag and the Starlink logo are seen in this illustration taken, February 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
China

Musk's Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
USA

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
USA

US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk's Neuralink

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign

Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
USA

Fired and rehired: the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul

Latest Time magazine cover portraying Elon Musk as the president of the United States. Photo: Collected
Thoughts

The business of politics: An Elon Musk story

US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024. Photo: Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump appears to contradict White House, says Elon Musk in charge of DOGE

US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024. Photo: Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

In joint interview, Trump outlines Musk's role as enforcer-in-chief

US President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US February 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
USA

Trump, Musk target tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators for job cuts

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data