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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Among Bidders to Build Trump’s $175 Billion “Golden Dome”
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the project could cost as much as $831 billion over the next 20 years.

Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers
The future of collective bargaining and labor rights in the United States is on the table.

Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security”
An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.

Trump Admin Wields Foreign Policy Apparatus to Advance Musk’s Business Interests
Trump’s State Department has intervened on behalf of Starlink in The Gambia and at least four other developing nations.

Trump’s Censorship Campaign Draws on Decades of Infrastructure Built by Big Tech
Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance.

This Musk Adviser and DOGE Employee May Be Violating Ethics Rules, Experts Say
Christopher Young earns up to $1 million annually as he guts the agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.

Trump Is Bending the Refugee Program to Fit His White Nationalist Agenda
Trump is using the baseless claim of “white genocide” promoted by the likes of Elon Musk to grant asylum to Afrikaners.

Judge Blocks Trump-Musk’s “Unconstitutional Dismantling” of Federal Government
A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency’s bureaucratic overhaul.

Corporate-Led Attack on Free Speech in Texas Meets Bipartisan Resistance
Legislation would embolden corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.

Trump Officials Pressure Nations to Approve Musk’s Starlink During Tariff Talks
Some countries have reportedly expected a better trade deal if they adopted the services of the billionaire's company.