The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best technology.

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

Protesters took over the edges of Pond Springs Road alongside North U.S. highway 183 and shouted "Sell your Tesla's" at passing cars.

CEO Elon Musk returned to his day job on March 20 to hold an unexpected company all-hands. It was a subdued Musk leading the meeting, and at times, he seemed incredibly gracious to the staff of his electric vehicle company.

The steps DOGE is taking could diminish consumer confidence and eventually push the government to hand the program over to the private sector, proponents of Social Security say.

President Donald Trump's second term is off to a chaotic start. Much of the chaos results from the actions taken by the temporary government organization called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk.