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Man Charged With Driving Nissan at Tesla Protesters

'He drove into a crowd of senior citizens,' West Palm Beach protest organizer says

(Newser) - A Florida man has been charged with assault for driving his car toward a group of people who were peacefully protesting outside a Tesla dealership in West Palm Beach on Saturday. Witnesses said the man, who claimed to be an employee of the West Palm Beach Tesla showroom, drove his...

Rate of Tesla Trade-Ins Has Tripled
Tesla Trade-Ins Are Spiking
Mar 24, 2025 8:11 AM CDT

Tesla Trade-Ins Are Spiking

Company's market dominance in electric vehicles may be slipping

(Newser) - Trade-ins of Tesla vehicles appear to have reached an all-time high amid a brand crisis partly attributed to CEO Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration. A year ago, Teslas accounted for 0.4% of all vehicles traded in at traditional dealerships, the Washington Post reports. That figure doubled...

Musk PAC Offers Wisconsin Voters $100 Ahead of Big Election

They just have to sign a petition decrying 'activist judges' before state Supreme Court election

(Newser) - A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to "activist judges," a move that comes two weeks before the state's Supreme Court election and after the political action committee made a similar proposal last year in battleground...

Hegseth: Musk Didn't See 'Secret' War Plan on China

President Trump also denies that DOGE leader was privy to classified plan

(Newser) - A Thursday report in the New York Times claiming Elon Musk would be briefed by the Pentagon on top-secret war plans against China is now getting pushback, including from President Trump. First, per the Guardian , Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday denied Musk saw any such plans during an early...

Musk Daughter: He Didn't Move 'Further' Right Because of Me
Musk's Daughter Doesn't
Mince Words About Her Dad
INTERVIEW
Mar 21, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Musk's Daughter Doesn't Mince Words About Her Dad

Vivian Wilson, 20, chats with Teen Vogue about politics, her 'pathetic man-child' father

(Newser) - Relations have been strained between Elon Musk and daughter Vivian Wilson for quite some time, and it's unlikely they'll improve anytime soon—at least not based on a new interview that the 20-year-old granted to Ella Yurman of Teen Vogue. In it, Wilson rails against her father and...

Pentagon Will Brief Musk on Plan for Hypothetical War: Report

Elon Musk set to be briefed on the plan for a potential US-China war, sources say

(Newser) - Two US officials tell the New York Times that Elon Musk will be at the Pentagon Friday, getting briefed on the US military's plan for a hypothetical war with China. A third official confirmed a China-focused briefing is happening, and a fourth confirmed Musk will be at the Pentagon...

Judge Rips DOGE Dig Into Social Security Records

Americans' personal information was compromised based only on suspicion, order says

(Newser) - In a biting ruling on Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team from having access to personally identifiable information on Americans stored by the Social Security Administration. Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander said anyone on Musk's team...

GOP Senators Want Musk to 'Zip It' on Social Security
GOP Starting to Fear
Blowback Over Social Security
the rundown
Mar 20, 2025 2:48 PM CDT

GOP Starting to Fear Blowback Over Social Security

One Republican senator wants Elon Musk to 'zip it' over potential cuts

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been dipping his toes into what NBC News calls "one of the most politically dangerous arenas in America"—Social Security payments. And multiple Republican senators want very much for him to butt out, reports the Hill .
  • "He should zip it on that. It's
...

Tesla Backer Warns of 'Brand Tornado Crisis'

Memo comes amid Tesla's removal from an auto show and yet another Cybertruck recall

(Newser) - The trouble for Tesla shows no sign of slowing. Indeed, the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk are in the midst of a "brand tornado crisis moment," says Dan Ives, managing director of financial firm Wedbush and "Tesla's most bullish Wall Street analyst,"...

Trump Takes Credit for Astronauts' Return

But the particulars are a little fuzzy on that

(Newser) - The safe return to Earth of two astronauts stranded for months on the International Space Station has gotten political in a hurry. President Trump took to Truth Social to blame former President Biden for their stranding and to take credit for bringing them home.
  • "This began when I asked
...

It's 'Domestic Terrorism,' Says Bondi as More Teslas Burn

Las Vegas facility targeted with bullets, Molotov cocktails on Tuesday

(Newser) - Attacks on Tesla dealerships will be treated as "domestic terrorism," Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday as more Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas were targeted, per the New York Times . People have been selling off their Teslas , citing the behavior of Tesla CEO Elon Musk , a senior advisor...

Judge: DOGE Cuts to USAID Were Likely Unconstitutional

He blocks Musk, DOGE from making further cuts

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked DOGE from making further cuts to the agency. US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of...

Kristof: Musk Is Wrong, People Are Already Dying

Columnist predicts deaths will soar in undeveloped nations over aid cuts

(Newser) - Elon Musk has insisted that nobody has died as the result of slashed US foreign aid. "That is not true," writes columnist Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . "In South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, the efforts by Musk and President Trump are...

Mark Kelly Is Through With His Tesla

Democrat says car is a 'rolling billboard' for Elon Musk

(Newser) - President Trump said on Tuesday that he's buying one of the Teslas displayed at the White House as an endorsement of Elon Musk's product. Had he waited a few days, he might have avoided the depreciation hit by instead making an offer on a gently used model driven...

Schumer Defends Shutdown Strategy in Op-Ed

One Senate Democrat says it's like giving a bully 'all of your lunch money'

(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised enough Democratic support to pass the Republican funding bill that will avoid a government shutdown, despite admitting the bill is "terrible." In a guest essay at the New York Times , he explains himself while calling President Trump a "nihilist" who'...

USPS Chief: DOGE Is Going to Help With 'Big Problems'

Louis DeJoy says agency will team up with Musk's group to cut 10K jobs, billions from budget

(Newser) - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the US Postal Service budget, and he'll do that working with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to members of Congress on Thursday. DOGE will assist the USPS...

2nd Judge Orders Trump Administration to Rehire Workers

White House has not yet responded to this judge's order

(Newser) - A second federal judge on Thursday handed down an order requiring President Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, slowing down for now the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government. Both judges separately...

Survey: Investors Say Musk's Politics Are Hurting Tesla

85% say his political activities are having a 'negative' or 'extremely negative' effect

(Newser) - Tesla's stock has recovered somewhat from its steep drop on Monday—but it's still down more than 34% for the year so far, and investors blame Elon Musk's politics. In a survey conducted by Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley, 85% of investors said the CEO's political...

White House Reacts to Musk's Social Security Comments

Trump administration insists benefits won't be cut

(Newser) - Elon Musk sparked alarm Monday when he suggested the Department of Government Efficiency might make cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs, and the Trump administration on Tuesday clarified that no cuts would be made to benefits that are collected under those programs.
  • Musk: "The waste and fraud
...

Trump Buys Tesla at White House
Trump Buys a Tesla
at White House
Mar 11, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

Trump Buys a Tesla at White House

He says it's a show of support for Musk

(Newser) - President Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk's company. "Wow," Trump said as he eased his way into the driver's seat of a Model S. "That's...

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