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Understanding Elon Musk's political influence
In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget proposal by posting on X and threatening Republicans with primary challenges. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman to understand the richest man’s influence.
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Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal
In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget proposal by posting constantly on his X megaphone and threatening Republicans with primary challenges.
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Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal
In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget proposal by posting constantly on his X megaphone and threatening Republicans with primary challenges. Scott Budman has the details.
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Elon Musk reveals SEC sent him ‘settlement demand' after Twitter buyout probe
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a “settlement demand” to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire revealed in a social media post on Thursday.
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Elon Musk becomes first person to surpass $400B net worth, according to Bloomberg
Musk spent a quarter of a billion dollars this year helping elect Donald Trump to a second term as president.
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Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious ‘RBG PAC'
The super PAC, which defended Trump on abortion, got its more than $20 million in funds came from the “Elon Musk Revocable Trust.”
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated
Elon Musk’s pay package granted in 2018 was the largest compensation plan in U.S. history for a public company executive.
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Elon Musk asks court to block OpenAI from converting to a for-profit
Elon Musk seeks to block OpenAI from changing its business structure, and discouraging deals to back competitors like xAI.
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Musk, Ramaswamy to discuss DOGE with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill Dec. 5
The meeting is the latest indication that Republicans in Congress are taking Musk and Ramaswamy seriously.
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How Elon Musk's plan to slash government agencies and regulation may benefit his empire
Donald Trump has said the Department of Government Efficiency would end government “bureaucracy,” relax “excess” regulations and cut “wasteful” expenditures.
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Why X's new terms of service are driving some users to leave Elon Musk's platform
Elon Musk’s X implemented new terms of service that are driving some users off the microblogging platform.
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‘Elon Musk impersonator' accused of defrauding $250,000 from elderly woman in Florida, police say
A Florida man who allegedly impersonated billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Facebook defrauded an elderly woman out of at least a quarter of a million dollars, police said.
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President-elect Trump attends SpaceX ‘Starship' launch in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
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Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new ‘department' actually be able to do anything?
The “Department of Government Efficiency” won’t be a real government agency. In fact, it won’t even be part of the federal government.
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Elon Musk's new ‘department' seeks ‘super high-IQ' staff for unpaid jobs
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new commission to slash government spending began soliciting applications for staff jobs Thursday, saying it wants to hire “revolutionaries” who score highly on IQ tests.
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A closer look: Trump gives Musk administration role
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon musk will co-lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” with fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. Raj Mathai speaks with Scott Budman on this.
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Department of Government Efficiency: Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.
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What to know: Department of Government Efficiency
President-elect Donald Trump announced Elon Musk will co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, but what does that mean and what will he do? Scott Budman reports.
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Trump appoints Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to new department
President-elect Donald Trump named tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative activist Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency. Pete Suratos reports.
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Trump says Elon Musk will lead Department of Government Efficiency with Vivek Ramaswamy
Trump made the announcement on social media, fulfilling a promise during the campaign to give Musk sweeping oversight of federal spending.