"Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated Starlinks," a Jan. 15 Instagram post said over the video of a narrator echoing the same claim. Both the text and narrator referred to the Starlink satellite internet terminals Musk dispatched to help with the wildfire response .

Residents across Southern California were dazzled by a SpaceX launch that briefly illuminated the skyline, early Thursday morning.

As his profile within the Trump administration has grown, Elon Musk has endorsed many ideas that, if enacted, could affect California. Musk has deep ties to the state where he grew his most successful businesses.

Even so, Mr Ellison remains the world’s fifth-richest man, and Oracle the third-biggest software firm. He has a thing or two to teach fellow tech titans, in particular his friend Elon Musk, about staying power.

The debate over free speech intensified after Rogan's interview. Conservative influencers accused Musk of selectively silencing dissenting views, particularly those critical of his pro-immigration stance.

Elon Musk has outlined an aggressive timeline for Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi service, projecting a fully autonomous ride-hailing network in some California cities by the end of 2025. The announcement came during Tesla’s latest earnings call on Wednesday,

Musk noted an autonomous fleet could see vehicles utilized an average of 55 hours per week, vs. the current average for vehicles to be utilized just ten hours a week on average. As a first step, Musk said Austin will see an initial launch of unsupervised FSD in Austin in June, and expects California and other states to follow.

The Trump administration’s budget freeze on federal grants and loans will affect more than 2,600 accounts across the government. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, tens of billions of dollars directed to the likes of the Pentagon,

The Eaton fire and other recent Southern California wildfires resulted in the deaths of 29 people and the loss of thousands of structures

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal employees to resign in exchange for pay, saying in a Senate floor speech that the deal was a trick, that the president didn’t have the authority to make the offer and employees who resign may not be paid.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.