A federal judge has thrown a wrench into Elon Musk's ambitious plans, halting his team's access to sensitive Social Security data.

The Trump administration says DOGE has a 10-person team of federal employees at the Social Security Administration, seven of whom have been granted read-only access to agency systems or personally identifiable information.

Elon Musk plans to provide $100 in cash to people who sign an election petition, an offer that may run afoul of state law, an election attorney said.

Elon Musk is offering voters in Michigan $100 to sign a petition. It’s a smaller version of the $1 million payments he offered to select swing-state voters in 2024 and shows an increased willingness by the world’s richest man to push for a large role in the governmental process.

Elon Musk's political action committee America PAC is offering registered voters in Wisconsin $100 or more to sign an online petition opposing so-called "activist judges."