Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, faced pointed questions from senators of both parties before the Senate on Wednesday.

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Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in E.V.-friendly places like Norway.

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Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.

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Intimidation doesn’t elevate performance; it undermines people.

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro brushed off concerns about a feud between him and billionaire Elon Musk, arguing the two administration advisors had a "great" relationship.

"First of all, Elon and I are great. It’s not an issue," Navarro said during an appearance on NBC News’ "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

The comments come after Navarro and Musk got tangled in a public war of words last week after Navarro said in an interview that Musk’s Tesla is more of a "car assembler" than "car manufacturer" that relies on parts from other countries.

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"We all understand in the White House (and the American people understand) that Elon's a car manufacturer. But he's not a car manufacturer – He's a car assembler," Navarro said on CNBC. "In many cases, if you go to his Texas plant, a good part of the engines that he gets (which in the EV case are the batteries) come from Japan and come from China. The electronics come from Taiwan."

The point seemingly didn’t sit well with Musk, who took to X to defend his auto company.

"Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false," Musk said.

"Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks," Musk added in a subsequent post.

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But Navarro downplayed the public war of words Sunday, praising Musk’s contributions to the Trump administration.

"Everything’s fine with Elon," Navarro said. "And look, Elon is doing a very good job with his team, with waste, fraud and abuse. That’s a tremendous contribution to America. And no man doing that kind of thing should be subject to having his cars firebombed by crazies."

The White House has also downplayed concerns between them, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt arguing the feud shows that President Donald Trump is willing to hear vastly different views at the highest level.

"These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and tariffs. Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue," she said during a press briefing last week. "You guys should all be very grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history."

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Government Efficiency launched a website where Americans can directly report and suggest how to deregulate policies within the federal government, Fox News Digital learned. 

"Your voice in federal decision making," reads the website Regulations.gov, "Impacted by an existing rule or regulation? Share your ideas for deregulation by completing this form."

DOGE worked with the Government Services Administration, an independent agency tasked with helping support the functioning of other federal agencies, and the Office of Management and Budget, which is the federal office frequently charged with overseeing deregulation efforts, to launch the website earlier this month, Fox Digital learned. 

"DOGE is combining the administration’s goals of adding transparency and slashing waste, fraud, and abuse by offering the American people the unique opportunity to recommend more deregulatory actions. This DOGE-led effort highlights President Trump’s priority to put the people first and government bureaucrats last," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox Digital. 

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The website's main page directs users to a form where they can report "deregulatory suggestions," which provides users with more than a dozen prompts regarding their issue. 

The prompts include describing which federal agency had promoted a regulation at issue, if the regulation is finalized or in the midst of the rule-making process, justification for the deregulation, the history of how the regulation operates, and the title and name of the agency's leader, as well as other detailed information on the regulation. 

The form prompts users to provide their name, but the box is not mandatory to complete before submission. The person who submits a deregulatory suggestion could see the Trump administration name the rescission to the rule after the individual. 

"Only answer if you would like the rescission to be named after you or your organization. Providing your name does not guarantee that it will appear on any final agency action, and we reserve the right to refrain from using names that are inappropriate or offensive," the prompt asking for the user's name states. 

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DOGE's public leader, Elon Musk, has railed against government regulations for months, including when he joined President Donald Trump's campaign in key battleground states to rally support. 

In a Pennsylvania rally ahead of the election, Musk recounted how his company SpaceX was wrapped up in "bunch of nutty stories" related to government overregulation, including studying the probability of the company's Starship rocket hitting a whale or shark and facing lofty fines from the EPA for "dumping fresh water on the ground." 

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"I’ll tell you like a crazy thing, like we got fined $140,000 by the EPA for dumping fresh water on the ground. Drinking water. It’s crazy. I’ll just give you an example of just how crazy it is. And we’re like, ‘Well, we’re using water to cool the launch pad during launch. You know, we’re going to cool the launch pad so it doesn’t overheat. And in excess of caution, we actually brought in drinking water, so clean, super clean water,’" Musk said to the audience in Folsom, Pennsylvania, last year. 

"And the FAA said, ‘No, you have to pay a $140,000 fine.’ And we’re like, ‘But Starbase is in a tropical thunderstorm area. Sky water falls all the time,’" Musk recounted, referring to SpaceX's headquarters in Texas. "'That is the same as the water we used' So, and it’s like… there’s no harm to anything. And they said, ‘Yeah, but we didn’t have a permit.’ We’re like, ‘You need a permit for fresh water?’" Musk recounted. 

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Trump went on a deregulation blitz targeting energy and climate regulations last week in a series of executive orders aimed to "unleash" the power of coal energy in the U.S., including ending a pause to coal leasing on federal lands, promoting coal and coal technology exports, and encouraging the use of coal to power artificial intelligence initiatives. 

"President Trump knows that the bureaucracy is built to regulate, not deregulate. The result is an ever-increasing number of regulations that stifle innovation and limit American freedom," the White House said in a fact sheet on the EOs last week. 

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has stopped millions of U.S. tax dollars from going to outlandish overseas programs, including $10 million to "voluntary medical male circumcisions" in Mozambique, the watchdog initiative announced.

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Sunday’s episode of the disgraced 60 Minutes worked overtime to mislead its gullible viewers about the recent layoffs at USAID.

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In a court filing, Mr. Musk said he and other investors would pull their $97.4 billion bid if OpenAI withdrew its plan to change its structure.

The social media site agreed to pay in the range of $10 million to settle with the president, who had sued over the suspension of his account in 2021.

The company answered the billionaire’s offer in a legal filing, accusing him of hypocrisy.

Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee sparred with President Donald Trump's Department of Education nominee Linda McMahon on Thursday over cost-cutting efforts underway by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an agency led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

"I believe the American people spoke loudly in the election last November to say that they want to look at waste, fraud and abuse in our government," said McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Pressed by Democrats, including Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, if she would follow through with cuts suggested by the "DOGE brothers," McMahon said she can be counted on to follow congressional statute "because that's the law."

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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., also asked if McMahon believes DOGE should have access to "private student data," suggesting that their probes "should frighten everyone."

"It is my understanding that those employees have been onboarded as employees of the Department of Education, and therefore, they operate under the restraints of utilizing access of information," McMahon said.

"That's not my understanding," Murray shot back.

"That's my understanding," McMahon responded.

Murray said it was "deeply disturbing" that DOGE staffers aren't "held accountable" and that it should "frighten everyone" if they have access to students' private information.

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The Department of Education canceled over $100 million in grants for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training as part of a broader cost-cutting effort led by DOGE, Fox News Digital previously reported. DOGE announced the termination of 89 DOE contracts, totaling $881 million, including $101 million allocated for DEI programs focused on educating educators about oppression, privilege and power, in a post Monday on X.

"Your tax dollars were spent on this," Musk wrote of the DOE spending.

DOGE reported that the Department of Education spent an additional $1.5 million on a contractor to "observe mailing and clerical operations" at a mail center, a contract that was also terminated in the dramatic spending audit. 

At one point, moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine raised the terminated contracts as she asked about fears from some educators that grants for tutoring might be on the chopping block. 

"There are many worthwhile programs that we should keep," McMahon said in response to Collins. "But I'm not yet apprised of them. I want to study them. I'd like to get back and talk to you more and to work with you."

DOGE has been on a tirade to cut spending within the DOE, including terminating three grants in early February, one of which funded an institution that had hosted faculty workshops on "Decolonizing the Curriculum." Trump's early executive orders launched a federal review of DEI practices in federally funded educational institutions.

McMahon testified during Thursday's hearing that she has "not" had any conversation with Musk about the Department of Education. 

The Defense Department maintained a $9,147,532 contract with Reuters between 2018 and 2022 for a "large scale social deception" and "active social engineering," according to a purchase order posted by Elon Musk.

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Apple has resumed advertising on X for the first time since pausing ads more than a year ago, following the trend of major advertising "pausing" their spending on Elon Musk's platform due supposedly to concerns about "brand safety."

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ABC News legal analyst Sunny Hostin claimed Thursday on ABC's "The View" that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are attempting to create a "permanent underclass" for cheaper labor.

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Elon Musk's X has agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump.

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FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts blasted Elon Musk on Wednesday and argued that his DOGE efforts are undermining the "values" of the United States, and promised to "fight" against them. 

"Elon Musk has probably never stepped into a public school, his kids will get private tutors, he doesn’t understand it, he has no idea what this is all about," McGovern, who represents the 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts, told Fox News Digital after a rally against DOGE cuts to the Department of Education.  

"Our teachers do an incredible job. They deserve to be respected. The Department of Education is more than just a line item," he continued. "It represents real people, and it represents our future. And so, yeah, I'm pissed."

McGovern explained that "not a single" Democrat protesting is upset about cutting fraud or waste, but said that education is not the place to start. 

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"I use colorful language because I can't believe we're at this moment, and I'm really pissed at my Republican colleagues who are sitting there twiddling their thumbs, afraid to say anything because they're afraid they might get a primary challenge," the House Democrat continued. "But you know what? Being in Congress is about helping people, not screwing people. And it's about time they grew a backbone and came out here and joined us and pushed back against this nonsense."

McGovern argued that the Department of Education is "not a line item" and that it "represents real people" who could lose important funding for their children in schools. 

"I'd like to start with the Department of Defense first, McGovern said, "where I can tell you there's tons and tons of waste. They've never been audited successfully. All these other departments and agencies have been audited. But here's the deal. This is not about rooting out fraud, waste, or abuse. This is about them shutting down important agencies of departments so they can have money to give billionaires and big corporations a tax break, and I'm just sick and tired of the well-off and the well-connected to this country, getting whatever the hell they want while everybody else gets screwed. We can't stand for that."

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"I mean, when is the last time Musk ever walked into a public school?" McGovern said. "When's the last time you walked into a supermarket? When's the last time he actually talked to, like, real people? And as far as this DOGE thing, I don't even know what kind of clearances Musk has or the young minions that he has around him."

"I don't know what kind of clearances they have going through all this stuff. But we should be worried. They're undermining our democracy here. They're undermining, you know, our values. And as I said, if they want to fight, I’ll give them a goddamn fight. We're ready for this fight."

When asked whether he wants Musk to answer questions before Congress, McGovern said he'd like to see the Tesla and Space X CEO testify under oath.

"I do, I want him to come before Congress. I want them to be sworn in. So he can't lie. I mean, I saw that press conference, and It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life. I mean, these guys, this is. You can't make this stuff up."

DOGE's spending cuts have drawn the ire of numerous Democrats in recent weeks prompting rallies where lawmakers have pledged to fight Musk's efforts.

The Department of Education, which Trump pledged to eliminate when he was on the campaign trail, has been a particularly heated subject, and Trump recently suggested that he still intends to get rid of it and send education decisions to the states.

"Oh, I’d like it to be closed immediately. Look at the Department of Education. It’s a big con job," Trump said this week. "They ranked the top countries in the world. We’re ranked No. 40, but we’re ranked No. 1 in one department: cost per pupil. So, we spend more per pupil than any other country in the world, but we’re ranked No. 40."

Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.

CNN's Anderson Cooper clashed with former GOP Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday over the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) findings, as the CNN host accused Sununu of putting words in his mouth.

"It’s 23 days in here, guys, 23 days. You’re talking about 2.3 billion that was saved last year. These guys are saving 2.3 billion a day," Sununu said after praising President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for transparency. "It’s all going to come because what they also said was, if we have to go to Congress, we’ll go to Congress. We’ll show where it is."

Musk, the head of DOGE, has been focused on determining areas of federal funding waste. Musk spoke to reporters from the Oval Office on Tuesday and emphasized cutting federal spending was "essential."

"He’s giving very specific things, but he’s not actually giving any evidence of that," Cooper pushed back. "But some of the details that have come out like the $59 million spent on luxury hotels. It’s actually not." 

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"You’re talking about the FEMA money that was abused for migrants. That was FEMA money for migrants. That’s okay now?" Sununu shot back.

Cooper said he didn't think it was okay and told Sununu, "Don’t put words in my mouth."

The former New Hampshire governor asked Cooper if he would stop that process. 

"Don’t be a d--k. What I’m saying is the portrayal by him is just not factually accurate. He’s talking about luxury hotels," he said, shaking his head. 

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, a CNN commentator and co-host of "The View," interjected and said, "I think the issue, too, is these are congressionally appropriated funds. I think you and I, as conservatives, could look for a lot of things in the federal budget we would be more than happy to see done away with. But I think that there have been things that have been presented as one thing and then turn out to be something very different."

Later in the show, Cooper apologized to Sununu. 

"I was mean, I was rude to you," Cooper said, surprising the GOP governor. "I don't know why I said that."

"Are you kidding?" Sununu responded. "I grew up with seven brothers and sisters, and I’m a Sununu."