Elon Musk’s public image has reached its lowest point since 2024, as new polling shows that the billionaire’s favorability has plunged following his involvement in President Donald Trump‘s administration and subsequent departure. Once a relatively popular figure across political lines, Musk now finds himself with a net favorability rating of -18.1, according to data compiled…
Edward Coristine, one of the United States’ Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) most known employees, given the moniker ‘Big Balls’, has resigned from the role, Reuters reported citing a White House official. The 19-year-old’s resignation comes a month after tech billionaire Elon Musk exited his position as DOGE Chief in May, the report added. It…
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first technologists hired as part of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is no longer working for the federal government, according to multiple sources. “Edward Coristine resigned yesterday,” a White House official tells WIRED. Coristine received full-time employment status at the GSA late last month, as reported…
Grieving family fights DOGE cuts while at risk of losing thousands they say they’re owed – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s government cutbacks are the focus of a lawsuit filed by the family of an 83-year-old pastor from Maryland. DOGE has sought to dismantle the consumer protection agency that was helping her. The…
Since President Trump returned to office 100 days ago, Elon Musk has amassed vast power — leading the administration’s efforts to shutter government agencies and slash the federal workforce. Musk’s ruthless approach to leading the Department of Government Efficiency — epitomized by a speech in which the Tesla CEO brandished a chainsaw — has drawn…
Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump‘s federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year. In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of…
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, says it has saved $160 billion through its push to root out wasteful or fraudulent government spending. But that effort may also have come at a cost for taxpayers, with a new analysis from a nonpartisan research and advocacy group estimating that DOGE’s actions will cost $135…
Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year. The electric vehicle giant’s profit plunged 71% in the first quarter to $409 million as the company faced a flurry of setbacks, including looming tariffs and a brand crisis perpetuated by Chief Executive Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Trump administration. The Austin, Texas-based company reported…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing a corporate reckoning on Tuesday with the electric car maker’s first-quarter results showing sales and profit fell short of analyst expectations while the billionaire was focused on running the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts. Ahead of the quarterly report, investors submitted questions to Tesla that they hope to get answered…
Pollster Nate Silver on Friday launched a new “popularity tracker” focused on Elon Musk, and it’s already confirmed what many have long suspected: Almost nobody likes the guy. Silver’s newest tracker accompanies the tool he has long used to follow President Donald Trump‘s standing. While the numbers aren’t particularly positive for either statesman, they’re overwhelmingly…