Elon Musk said the black eye he was sporting in his Oval Office goodbye May 30 came from "horsing around" around with his 5-year-old son, X. "I said, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face.' And he did it," Musk said.

Live updates and the latest news as Trump and Elon Musk hold a White House press event and a federal appeals court pauses a lower court block on tariffs.

At a celebratory rally after Trump’s inauguration, Musk’s White House career got off to a contentious start when he seemingly offered a straight-arm salute at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., as he excitedly told the crowd: “My heart goes out to you.”

A senior administration official said Elon Musk "left on good terms and is still friends" with President Trump.

(Reuters) -Without billionaire Elon Musk in the Trump administration, his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency project is likely to sputter out, a former DOGE staffer said in his first interview since leaving the team.