The case went forward, but the unusual request has contributed to a growing sense of unease inside the agency’s enforcement division, according to people familiar with the matter.

A high-ranking official at the Securities and Exchange Commission asked enforcement staff members in January to declare that a case they wanted to bring against Elon Musk was

The US Securities and Exchange C (SEC) is downsizing and rebranding its crypto enforcement unit, signaling a shift away from its aggressive crackdown on the industry. Once nearly doubled under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler,

Uyeda’s request came shortly before the SEC met behind closed doors to vote on whether to follow the enforcement staff’s recommendation to sue Musk in a case related to his acquisition of the social media platform Twitter in 2022,

The Justice Department has announced it is dropping an investigation of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. In 2023, the DOJ sued SpaceX for routinely discouraging asylum recipients and refugees from applying for jobs.

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing registered on Dec. 31, 2024, showed Musk donated 268,000 shares of Tesla stock. Aaron Beckner, a holder of power of attorney for Musk, signed the document ( archived, archived ).

So in November, I posed a question to management and policy experts: Could Musk's history of ruthlessly slimming down his companies and making them wildly successful give him the experience he needs to sniff out and cut Washington waste?

Trump is on shaky ground when it comes to the way he has empowered perhaps the most important figure in the new administration.

Elon Musk warns against betting life savings on meme coins, comparing them to a casino as prices crash and volumes decline.

Elon Musk, the de facto head of ... and abuse relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission,” the account wrote. Musk does not have obvious beef with the agency that has a nearly $3 billion ...

A recent Washington Post analysis found that Elon Musk's companies, including Tesla TSLA and SpaceX, have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits over the past two decades. While Musk has often pushed for cutting government spending, his businesses have benefited enormously from taxpayer money.

The billionaire’s private interests intersect with wide areas of government work — and federal workers worry about his public role.