'Too many to enumerate': Watchdogs open probe into Musk's alleged 'conflicts of interest'
1 week, 5 days ago

'Too many to enumerate': Watchdogs open probe into Musk's alleged 'conflicts of interest'

Raw Story  

Government watchdogs have opened an investigation into the so-called Department of Government Efficiency over what appear to be clear conflicts of interest involving its co-leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. "The 'de facto monopoly' that Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX has on rocket launches should raise flags at the Federal Trade Commission — an agency that is already in Musk’s crosshairs. The watchdogs have already filed Freedom of Information Act requests across the federal government nearly a month before Trump's inauguration because they believe the public should know whether Musk, Ramaswamy or their agents were conducting work on projects that could benefit them personally. "Absent strong ethics controls and adequate oversight mechanisms, Musk’s participation in regulatory and other executive policy decisions could lead Americans to question whether his recommendations are truly in their interest — or in his financial interest." "They offer the first glimpse into how Musk and Ramaswamy may use DOGE to attempt to restructure the government — and the extent to which those plans may benefit DOGE’s leaders.

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Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest
3 weeks ago

Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest

NPR  

Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says Elon Musk should be required to comply with the same stringent conflict of interest rules that federal employees have to follow. Sponsor Message "He either needs to divest his ongoing interests or he needs to fence …

SpaceX CEO Musk faces investigations over national security protocol breaches: Report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

SpaceX CEO Musk faces investigations over national security protocol breaches: Report

Live Mint  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his aerospace company are currently under scrutiny, with at least three federal reviews initiated to assess their compliance with regulations designed to safeguard national security, according to a report byThe New York Times on Tuesday. The probes, reportedly launched by the United States Air Force, the Department of Defence's Inspector General, and the undersecretary of …

"Invitation for corruption": Warren suggests Elon Musk could be using Trump to make himself richer
3 weeks, 2 days ago

"Invitation for corruption": Warren suggests Elon Musk could be using Trump to make himself richer

Salon  

After dropping more than $250 million on his effort to elect Donald Trump, billionaire and Pentagon contractor Elon Musk could now use his power and influence to steer sweetheart deals to his network of companies, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warned in a letter sent Monday to the Trump transition team. “Putting Mr. Musk in a position to influence billions of …

Mike Johnson says he’s aiming to ax 75 percent of all federal agencies with Elon Musk’s help
1 month ago

Mike Johnson says he’s aiming to ax 75 percent of all federal agencies with Elon Musk’s help

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Speaker Mike Johnson intends to cut 75 percent of …

Musk’s DOGE plans rely on White House budget office. Conflicts await.
1 month, 1 week ago

Musk’s DOGE plans rely on White House budget office. Conflicts await.

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s influence over federal spending will flow through a White House budget office that helps develop regulations that affect his business empire. Musk and Ramaswamy have said the organization will work closely with the White House Office of Management and Budget, which analyzes federal spending and guides implementation of regulations. Musk and Ramaswamy encouraged Trump to reappoint as OMB …

DOGE: How far could Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy go to cut federal regulations?
1 month, 1 week ago

DOGE: How far could Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy go to cut federal regulations?

CNN  

CNN — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy intend to lean on two recent Supreme Court rulings that they argue will make it easier to tear up a multitude of federal regulations. “These recent Supreme Court rulings won’t make their life easier in reducing the stock of existing regulations,” said James Broughel, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free-market …

DOGE: How far could Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy go to cut federal regulations?
1 month, 1 week ago

DOGE: How far could Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy go to cut federal regulations?

CNN  

CNN — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy intend to lean on two recent Supreme Court rulings that they argue will make it easier to tear up a multitude of federal regulations. “These recent Supreme Court rulings won’t make their life easier in reducing the stock of existing regulations,” said James Broughel, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free-market …

Elon Musk mocks own government efficiency department with ‘I can’t believe DOGE is real’ post with laughing emojis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk mocks own government efficiency department with ‘I can’t believe DOGE is real’ post with laughing emojis

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has shared his own disbelief that the government …

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outline plans for mass regulatory cuts under Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outline plans for mass regulatory cuts under Trump

The Hindu  

Elon Musk outlined plans Wednesday for his new role as "efficiency" czar - signalling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump's executive powers and a conservative Supreme Court. We will serve as outside volunteers, not federal officials or employees," Musk and Ramaswamy wrote in their most detailed remarks since Trump named them …

Musk and Ramaswamy are banking on the Supreme Court letting Trump unilaterally slash spending
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk and Ramaswamy are banking on the Supreme Court letting Trump unilaterally slash spending

Salon  

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, two billionaires appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, say they will rely on recent Supreme Court rulings to justify unilaterally cut down federal agencies and wipe away existing regulations. In 2022, the court found that federal agencies cannot address "major questions" with broad economic or social impact without …

The one agency that might have the muscle to oppose Elon Musk
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The one agency that might have the muscle to oppose Elon Musk

Politico  

But now Musk is getting a chance to wield untold amounts of power over the aviation regulator’s future after President-elect Donald Trump put him and fellow MAGA cheerleader Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of an effort to transform and shrink the federal government. “He has met an agency that doesn’t just bend, … that has a very clear mission,” said one …

Vivek Ramaswamy on DOGE plan: Elon Musk and I will take chainsaw to bureaucracy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vivek Ramaswamy on DOGE plan: Elon Musk and I will take chainsaw to bureaucracy

India Today  

Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy vowed to overhaul American bureaucracy alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk under their newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, declaring their intent to “take a chainsaw” to inefficiency in Washington. "Elon Musk and I are in a position to start the mass deportations of millions of unelected federal bureaucrats out of the D.C. bureaucracy," he told attendees …

Opinion: Elon Musk's role in DOGE - Will he need to step away from his companies?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Elon Musk's role in DOGE - Will he need to step away from his companies?

India Today  

With Elon Musk ready to shake things up with his newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, conflict-of-interest laws and ethical considerations will come into play. While the specific details of how Musk would structure his involvement in DOGE would depend on his role—whether the role does become a formal government position or can he serve as an informal advisor. If …

What to know about Elon Musk’s contracts with the federal government
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Elon Musk’s contracts with the federal government

LA Times  

Elon Musk speaks at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in October. Tesla Trump’s policies could reduce the sales of electric vehicles, but with Musk’s influence, his administration’s policies could boost Tesla — though not with federal funding. “It would essentially take competition out of the market.” Trump’s Republican administration also is considering imposing tariffs …

Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

Associated Press  

In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations. “He’s now in a position to try and curry favor for those enterprises.” Musk is also more influential, having pumped an estimated $200 …

Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He’s now in a position to try and curry …

Musk and Ramaswamy heading new ‘DOGE’ prompts legal and ethical concerns: experts
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Musk and Ramaswamy heading new ‘DOGE’ prompts legal and ethical concerns: experts

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he will create the Department of Government Efficiency, and named billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and biotech and financial entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as its co-directors. He offered some examples: "Elon Musk must divest X or recuse from government matters affecting social media platforms; he must divest Tesla or recuse from government matters affecting …

Musk and Ramaswamy heading new ‘DOGE’ prompts legal and ethical concerns: experts
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Musk and Ramaswamy heading new ‘DOGE’ prompts legal and ethical concerns: experts

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he will create the Department of Government Efficiency, and named billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and biotech and financial entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as its co-directors. He offered some examples: "Elon Musk must divest X or recuse from government matters affecting social media platforms; he must divest Tesla or recuse from government matters affecting …

Elon Musk wants to gut the federal government under Trump. What could that look like?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk wants to gut the federal government under Trump. What could that look like?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump’s ally and now Musk’s soon-to-be colleague Vivek Ramaswamy told The New York Times …

Trump taps Musk and Ramaswamy to lead 'DOGE' — a symbolic agency with massive ambitions
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump taps Musk and Ramaswamy to lead 'DOGE' — a symbolic agency with massive ambitions

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump made clear Tuesday what he wants billionaire loyalists Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to do in his next administration: lead a department that isn’t expected to be a real federal agency to cut government spending. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department …

Secretary of DOGE? Here’s what Elon Musk will do, if offered a position in Trump 2.0 White House
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2 months ago

Secretary of DOGE? Here’s what Elon Musk will do, if offered a position in Trump 2.0 White House

Firstpost  

Trump even floated the idea of a special “government efficiency” commission, cleverly dubbed the DOGE, and offered Musk the top spot Elon Musk believes that the US government is drowning in overlapping agencies and tangled regulations, causing hidden but significant costs for ordinary people. If Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House includes a role for Musk, the billionaire …

How Elon Musk's clout with Donald Trump could enrich his companies
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2 months ago

How Elon Musk's clout with Donald Trump could enrich his companies

The Hindu  

Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump’s decisive victory for a second presidency gives the billionaire entrepreneur extraordinary influence to help his companies secure favorable government treatment. He's now at the forefront of a growing class of Silicon Valley billionaires championing a libertarian movement as a backlash to the California region's historically liberal ideology - which Musk now derides as a …

With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit
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2 months ago

With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit

NPR  

With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On Wednesday morning, following the U.S. election, Elon Musk posted what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself on X, the social media platform he owns. Musk could be Trump’s new “Secretary of Cost Cutting” In August, Musk floated the idea of creating a “government efficiency …

Elon Musk wants to gut the federal government under Trump. What could that look like?
2 months ago

Elon Musk wants to gut the federal government under Trump. What could that look like?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Deep cuts to the nation’s budget on top …

Elon Musk’s politics are crashing hard into his business
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s politics are crashing hard into his business

Politico  

Just a few days before, during a theatrical corporate unveiling at a Hollywood studio, Tesla showed off its prototype for the robotaxi Musk has been promising for years and trotted out a squad of bartending robot entertainers that he forecasted will be the “biggest product ever of any kind.” The flashy launch earned Musk a wave of social media adoration …

Project 2025 masterminds probe NASA workers' comments on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — and Trump
3 months ago

Project 2025 masterminds probe NASA workers' comments on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — and Trump

Raw Story  

The far-right think tank behind the controversial pro-Trump Project 2025 plan is filing a series of Freedom of Information Act requests to find out what employees at NASA said privately about former President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, Reuters reported on Friday. This plan, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, "is part of that organization's ongoing push to help …

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