Mr. Musk is fundamentally a creature of Silicon Valley, a scene that initiated an entire revolution in power dressing. The young masters of that universe dressed down to show that they were members of a new elite — one that refused to dress like the grown-ups they were about to topple. It was the defeat of the suit by the T-shirt.

What some are interpreting as Trump putting Musk on a leash may just be a ruse to fool the courts and the public.

Protesters angry with CEO Elon Musk's politics are burning electric-vehicle charging stations and vandalizing Cybertrucks, leading some owners to offload the cars before they become the next targets.

A federal judge in Maryland temporarily ordered the administration to stop efforts to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development, ruling Tuesday that Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration actions likely trounced on congressional power.

In a preliminary ruling, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered President Donald Trump's adviser Musk and DOGE to restore access to USAID's computer systems for the agency's direct and contract employees,

A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk likely exercised unconstitutional power in orchestrating the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the US agency that manages foreign aid.