Trump administration was set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White House official. Bobby Allyn
How did Elon Musk become so powerful in the Trump administration? New York Times journalist Eric Lipton outlines how Musk's companies are benefiting as he cuts federal jobs and agencies, and reporter Teddy Schleifer explains how Musk's political views turned right. Terry Gross
Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work overseeing the tech industry. Now, Musk hopes to eliminate the agency. Bobby Allyn
Vice President Vance lays out AI vision very different from Biden administration's Vice President JD Vance laid out a vision for AI at the third AI Action Summit in Paris that is very different from the tack the Biden administration took, focusing less and less on safety. Deepa Shivaram
GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers. Shannon Bond
Norway is leading the way in EV technology. Can other countries learn from it? Oil rich Norway is a world leader in electric vehicle use, thanks to government incentives. Rob Schmitz
Who is part of Elon Musk's DOGE and what are they doing? The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government workers in chaos. Stephen Fowler
Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds. Maria Aspan
Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury. Bobby Allyn
CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide. Jenna McLaughlin