Elon Musk

May Day protests planned for Thursday in South Florida and across the nation are aiming at scolding President Donald Trump for his administration's deportation policies, massive layoffs of federal worker and drastic funding cuts to scores of federal government programs.

A new poll for MediaLab@FAU shows more support for Gov. DeSantis’ state-level government efficiency department than for Elon Musk’s federal version. Musk told investors this week that he will soon step back from his role overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Trump shook hands with some supporters as he walked to his cageside seat Saturday night at Miami’s Kaseya Center while others waved his trademark red campaign cap. The Republican president, who stayed for several hours before flying back to his home in Palm Beach, said it was a “great honor” to receive that recognition from the crowd.

Two local progressive groups are planning protests Saturday in South Florida in opposition to Trump administration policies and Elon Musk’s massive layoffs in leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

For much of the period since Election Day, the billionaire has been staying at a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, giving him easy access to the president-elect.

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized the restoration of the social media platform's service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a court document.

The blocking of social media platform X — formerly Twitter — in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence. Brazil is one of the biggest markets for X.

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction.

Musk's comments on X, formerly known as Twitter, prompted major corporations to pull their advertising.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, according to AP sources. Musk, at an event in London, appeared to confirm this, adding there would be real time questions and answers.

Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest.

In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO's reputation.