AP Alert Musk could become first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Nov 6, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 Updated Feb 18, 2026 0 Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks May 30 during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK — The world's richest man was just handed a chance to become history's first trillionaire.kAmt=@? |FD< H@? 2 D92C69@=56C G@E6 %9FCD52J E92E H@F=5 8:G6 E96 %6D=2 rt~ DE@4< H@CE9 S` EC:==:@? :7 96 9:ED 46CE2:? A6C7@C>2?46 E2C86ED @G6C E96 ?6IE 564256] %96 G@E6 7@==@H65 H66<D @7 5632E6 @G6C 9:D >2?286>6?E C64@C5 2E E96 6=64EC:4 42C >2<6C 2?5 H96E96C 2?J@?6 56D6CG65 DF49 F?AC64656?E65 A2J[ 5C2H:?8 962E65 4@>>6?E2CJ 7C@> D>2== :?G6DE@CD E@ 8:2?E A6?D:@? 7F?5D 2?5 6G6? E96 A@A6]k^Am kAmx? 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Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row Chinese rival BYD is now the biggest EV maker. It's a stunning reversal for Elon Musk, who once dismissed BYD as a threat as Tesla's rise seem…
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a court filing late Wednesday that beneficiaries would get up to 65% of their usual assistance.
Supreme Court OKs block on transgender, nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers The decision by the high court's conservative majority is Trump's latest win on the high court's emergency docket.
Photos: Elon Musk saw turbulent time in US politics Washington had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who decided to step back from his role as Donald Trump's unorthodox adviser. Here's a look ba…
