/tags/elon-musk Elon Musk en-US Copyright Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:48:50 GMT /news/2025-03-29/hundreds-protest-elon-musk-doge-at-tesla-at-easton-counter-protest-slim Columbus police estimated around 1,000 showed up Saturday to protest Elon Musk's involvement in the Trump administration. Only about two-dozen counter-protesters attended. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:48:50 GMT /news/2025-03-29/hundreds-protest-elon-musk-doge-at-tesla-at-easton-counter-protest-slim Mark Ferenchik, Nick DeSantis /politics-government/2025-03-20/suit-filed-against-doge-hud-for-cutting-funds-for-ohio-non-profit-against-housing-discrimination Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio provides free legal services to those facing housing discrimination through a federal grant from HUD. That grant was just canceled. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:49:28 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-20/suit-filed-against-doge-hud-for-cutting-funds-for-ohio-non-profit-against-housing-discrimination Katie Geniusz /politics-government/2025-03-20/columbus-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-doge-for-freeze-on-tree-grant The city has already spent close to $400,000 to plant more than 1,200 trees, with many of them in historically Black neighborhoods. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:17:02 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-20/columbus-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-doge-for-freeze-on-tree-grant 星空无限传媒 News Staff /politics-government/2025-03-17/leases-at-some-columbus-area-federal-offices-expire-this-year-as-doge-pushes-for-closures It's unclear whether the offices will close or be relocated. Among the offices where leases are expiring are the Small Business Administration and Food and Drug Administration. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:58:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-17/leases-at-some-columbus-area-federal-offices-expire-this-year-as-doge-pushes-for-closures 星空无限传媒 News Staff /politics-government/2025-02-03/elon-musk-threatens-funding-for-central-ohio-lutheran-homeless-health-center Musk responded to a post on X, that questioned why the organizations were getting so much in federal funding. Musk said the Dept. of Govt. Efficiency is "rapidly shutting down these illegal payments." Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:53:33 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-03/elon-musk-threatens-funding-for-central-ohio-lutheran-homeless-health-center George Shillcock /npr-news/2024-12-05/elon-musk-and-vivek-ramaswamy-take-their-doge-government-efficiency-pitch-to-the-hill The leaders of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" are calling for large-scale layoffs of federal workers and the elimination of some federal agencies during Trump's second term. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2024-12-05/elon-musk-and-vivek-ramaswamy-take-their-doge-government-efficiency-pitch-to-the-hill Luke Garrett /show/all-sides/2024-11-25/the-political-power-of-elon-musk The authors of a new book detail Elon Musk's meteoric rise as an entrepreneur, and how he upended the social media landscape when he bought Twitter and how he used that to influence the election. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-25/the-political-power-of-elon-musk /politics-government/2024-11-13/trump-says-ohioan-ramaswamy-musk-will-lead-department-of-government-efficiency President-elect Donald Trump says Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new 鈥淒epartment of Government Efficiency.鈥� Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:49:09 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-13/trump-says-ohioan-ramaswamy-musk-will-lead-department-of-government-efficiency The Associated Press /npr-news/2024-11-12/trump-taps-musk-to-lead-a-department-of-government-efficiency-with-ramaswamy President-elect Trump announced a "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE, that will be led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, focused on shrinking the federal government. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:09:29 GMT /npr-news/2024-11-12/trump-taps-musk-to-lead-a-department-of-government-efficiency-with-ramaswamy Camila Domonoske, Jeongyoon Han, Elena Moore /show/all-sides/2023-12-05/former-astronaut-kathy-sullivan-discusses-the-future-of-space-exploration Private companies Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX and Virgin Galactic are re-imaging spaceflight in partnership with NASA. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:56:03 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-12-05/former-astronaut-kathy-sullivan-discusses-the-future-of-space-exploration