Donald Trump’s return to the presidency can be largely attributed to Elon Musk’s politics. By leveraging his wealth, influence, and social media platform X, he managed to steer the 2024 US ...

Billionaire Elon Musk is floating a new political party dubbed the "America Party" — but the idea could face major hurdles.

Musk had a bitter end to his time as an adviser and de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency after publicly ...

Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists ...

We explore Musk’s agenda and ideology. By Jonathan Mahler I’m a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. Over the course of the 2024 presidential campaign, Elon Musk went from dark-money ...

Elon Musk’s public clash with President Trump may be a calculated strategy to gain political influence, control narratives, and reshape power from the sidelines.

Here's a look at just how much political influence Elon Musk has. X. Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter in 2022 hasn't brought him great financial returns.

Texas legislators have passed a flurry of bills favored by representatives and lobbyists for Musk's companies.

Elon Musk’s growing political influence highlights a significant shift in political leadership in the United States. Historically, political leaders were defined by their ability to navigate ...

There might be more to the Elon Musk-Twitter saga than meets the eye. Mr. Musk—currently the richest man in the world—offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion on April 13. The company's board at ...

Re “Musk Wields Political Might at Fiscal Deal” (front page, Dec. 20): It is beyond maddening that Mr. Musk is able to exert such influence over the actions of the United States government ...