Elon Musk’s X Endgame

The world’s richest man has become a new kind of oligarch. Read More

Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms

The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it. Read More

Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on path to shutdown

A few days later, Musk would make perhaps his most impactful flex of his newfound political power ... The richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk, doesn’t like it.” Musk, the tech billionaire who ... Read More

Putting Elon Musk’s post-election wealth surge into perspective

That “at the moment” qualification is important. Because Musk’s wealth (like that of many of the world’s wealthiest people) is tied to the valuations of public companies; measures of that wealth move ... Read More

Exploring Elon Musk's emerging influence in US politics

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill race to avert a government shutdown, something has become abundantly clear in Washington: the emerging influence of billionaire Elon Musk. Read More

Analysis: Europe, too, feels Musk’s political impact. How far will it go?

The multibillionaire's newfound prominence in policymaking for the incoming Trump administration has a growing parallel across the Atlantic. Read More

Is Elon Musk’s latest ‘disruption’ going to serve the GOP’s and the nation’s needs?

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI,” cheered Elon Musk after the Continuing Resolution he’d spent all Wednesday trashing became a dead letter: Basically, the voice of the people has spoken. Read More

Elon Musk Shook Up U.S. Politics. Will the U.K. Be Next?

Musk has already helped propel Donald Trump into the White House. Now he might have his sights on another iconic address: 10 Downing Street. Read More

Elon Musk puts unprecedented outsize influence on display in government funding fight: ANALYSIS

Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is. Read More

Elon Musk uses X to push his preferred political picks. Trump isn't always swayed

Kennedy Jr to lead the top US health agency ... Another test of Musk's influence lies ahead. Since the election, he has posted six times in support of Trump loyalist Kash Patel running the ... Read More