Elon Musk

HILL: The quickest way to equality is not the best way

March 26, 2026 Frank Hill

Now that election season is fully upon us with the completion of state primaries in North Carolina, it might be a good time to remind ourselves that words that come out of political mouths don’t […]

Mother of Musk’s child sues AI company over sexual deepfake images

January 24, 2026 Dave Collins

The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his AI company, saying its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitive deepfake images of her that have caused her humiliation and emotional distress. […]

Tesla loses world’s biggest electric vehicle maker title as sales fall for second year

January 10, 2026 Paul Harloff and Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker last Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition […]

Trump administration won’t offer IRS Direct File next year

November 17, 2025 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe […]

Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package for Musk

November 16, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote last Thursday that will give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion […]

Pentagon steps up media restrictions

September 29, 2025 The Associated Press

The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not been authorized for release — including unclassified information. Journalists who don’t […]

Tesla asks court to toss damage award in crash

September 6, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by […]

Tesla profit plunges again as fallout from Musk’s politics repels buyers

August 3, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter. The car company […]

CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at Musk’s X

July 20, 2025 Matt O’Brien and Barbara Ortutay

X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two bumpy years running Elon Musk’s social media platform. Yaccarino posted a positive message last Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter […]

JOECKS: Musk half right about fertility crisis

May 4, 2025 Victor Joecks

The Wall Street Journal recently had a long piece on Elon Musk’s complicated personal life. He has at least 14 children with four different women. The “harem drama” — in the words of Musk’s ex-girlfriend […]