Elon Musk's dramatic cost‑cutting experiment in Donald Trump's second term has ended with the shutdown of the Department of Government Efficiency and an $11 billion hole in the US budget.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One-time DOGE administrator Elon Musk leaves the CPAC stage wielding his infamous chainsaw (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) In ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday reflected on his decision to wield a chain saw on stage in February to tout government spending cuts, saying the move “lacked empathy.” Musk’s remark came in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons. On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on X that he wanted "to offer to pay the salaries of TSA ...

Elon Musk began his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference brandishing a chainsaw that was gifted to him ...

Elon Musk's notorious Department of Government Efficiency is alive and well and hiding inside a Trump administration outfit ...

Chris Hayes: Trump and Musk took a chainsaw to the obscure government programs that kept flesh-eating screwworms away from American farms. And now that failure could hit farmers, ranchers, and your ...

Elon Musk spent at least $290 million in the 2024 presidential election to help President Donald Trump and other Republicans take office. But the billionaire’s spending fell flat during a 2025 ...

In February 2025, the richest man in modern history raised a chainsaw over his head to wild applause while on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The image of Tesla and SpaceX ...