In the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second term in office, Elon Musk has been busy seizing control of instruments of government power, causing many to wonder who is really in charge. “Elon Musk is President,” The Atlantic ’s Jonathan Lemire declared. “There has never been a private citizen like him.”

The Japanese automaker announced on Wednesday that it would build a new EV and battery factory in Shanghai, after Tesla did the same in 2019.

Texas becomes the first US state to ban the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, citing national security risks. The move follows concerns about data security, with fears that the Chinese government could access sensitive information stored in China.

Musk, who last year said “things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good,” became $12 billion poorer Monday.

What it’s been like inside USAID, an agency that Donald Trump and the world’s richest man decided to eliminate

Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the safety of personal data.

The Treasury Department was accused of breaking federal law by giving Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers access to a trove of personal and financial information — setting up a legal showdown over the Trump administration’s signature effort to shrink the government.