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| 2025 | Serves as senior advisor to President Donald Trump and de facto head of DOGE. |
| June 11 2025 | Musk publicly apologizes for his tweets against Trump, acknowledging that he 'went too far' in their confrontation. |
| June 7 2025 | Trump responds that he does not wish to reconcile with Musk and threatens 'very serious consequences' if Musk funds Democratic candidates. |
| June 6 2025 | Musk calls for a third impeachment of Donald Trump following their ongoing political dispute. |
| June 5 2025 | Elon Musk alleges Donald Trump has ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on X (formerly Twitter), escalating their political feud. |
| May 30 2025 | Musk's departure from the Trump Administration was officially confirmed during a joint Oval Office press conference with Trump. |
| May 28 2025 | Announces departure from the Trump administration by the 130th day of the term. |
| 2025 | Musk reportedly has a higher number of children than publicly known, according to The Wall Street Journal. |
| May 2025 | Bill Gates accuses Musk of 'killing the world's poorest children' through cuts to USAID, with modeling estimating 300,000 deaths, mostly children. |
| May 2025 | Criticized the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill and began a feud with Trump after leaving office. |
| May 1 2025 | Representative Gerry Connolly led Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in requesting a public financial disclosure about Musk's potential conflicts of interest. |
| April 30 2025 | Began departure from DOGE, planning to work remotely until his 130-day deadline as a special government employee expires. |
| April 30 2025 | Musk begins his departure from DOGE, planning to work remotely until his 130-day deadline as a special government employee expires. |
| March 31 2025 | Musk wrote that he was unsure if he was the father of St. Clair's child but had paid her $2.5 million with ongoing annual payments of $500,000. |
| March 2025 | Musk continued criticizing Assassin's Creed Shadows, leading to a public exchange with the game's official X account. |
| 2025 | Musk contributed $19 million to the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, aiming to influence future redistricting efforts and regulations on car manufacturers and dealers. |
| 2025 |
Bus lane
The Highway Code edition was published, no longer showing the 'BUS GATE' road marking and displaying blue roundel signs in a pre-2016 format.
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| 2025 | Appeared at Conservative Political Action Conference wearing a gold chain, sunglasses, and holding a chainsaw, stating 'I am become meme'. |
| 2025 | Musk had another child with Shivon Zilis. |
| February 22 2025 | St. Clair filed for sole custody of her five-month-old son and for Musk to be recognized as the child's father. |
| 2025 | During Donald Trump's second inauguration, Musk made a controversial hand gesture that was interpreted by some politicians and historians as a potential Nazi or Roman salute, sparking international criticism. |
| February 2025 | Musk faced criticism for his treatment of employees and prioritizing secrecy within the Department of Government Efficiency. |
| February 2025 | Criticized for employee treatment and prioritizing secrecy within the DOGE organization. |
| February 14 2025 | Ashley St. Clair posted on X claiming to have given birth to Musk's son Romulus five months earlier. |
| February 2025 | Criticized for treatment of federal government employees, including influencing mass layoffs and implementing strict reporting requirements. |
| February 3 2025 | The White House designated Musk as a special government employee to work for the federal government for a limited time without compensation. |
| January 2025 | Musk tried to pressure the UK government about the sexual exploitation of girls in Britain, questioning the handling of the prosecution of grooming gangs and calling for the arrest of government minister Jess Phillips. |
| January 2025 | Musk gave a virtual speech at a campaign rally for the far-right German party Alternative for Germany, criticizing multiculturalism and discussing German guilt, which drew significant criticism from Holocaust remembrance advocates. |
| January 2025 | Online gaming controversy erupts with claims that Musk hired outside services to cheat in Path Of Exile 2 and Diablo IV. Musk denies cheating allegations and engages in a public dispute with YouTuber Asmongold, ultimately removing Asmongold's verification check mark on Twitter and leaking their private direct messages. |
| January 2025 | The SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk for securities violations related to his purchase of Twitter. |
| January 2025 | Musk posted a poll on X asking whether the US should 'liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government', which was condemned by Prime Minister Starmer and prompted calls from opposition leaders to summon the US ambassador. |
| January 2025 | Appointed as Administrator for the Department of Government Efficiency under the second Trump presidency. |
| January 20 2025 | The Department for Government Efficiency (U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization) was officially established by executive order, with Musk appointed as its sole leader under the Executive Office of The President. |
| January 2025 | Musk eventually admitted to using account boosting services, citing the difficulty of competing with players in Asia without such assistance. |
| January 2025 | Musk's ex-partner Grimes publicly defended his gaming accomplishments, stating she had witnessed many of his Diablo IV records. |
| January 9 2025 | Musk conducts an interview discussing his views on German politics, shaped by personal experiences with German regulation. The European Commission announces it will analyze the interview for potential EU law violations. |
| January 3 2025 | Musk announced he would host a livestream with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, ahead of the federal elections, causing political backlash. |
| 2024 |
Hydrogen infrastructure
A majority of hydrogen stations in Southern California were reported to be offline or operating with reduced hours due to hydrogen shortages and unreliable station performance.
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| 2024 | Musk criticized the video game Assassin's Creed Shadows for 'woke' content. |
| 2024 | Musk had a child with author Ashley St. Clair. |
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Hydrogen infrastructure
Shell discontinued its hydrogen fuel projects in Norway.
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| 2024 |
Hydrogen infrastructure
United States begins development of low pressure hydrogen pipelines, marking a significant step in hydrogen infrastructure expansion.
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| 2024 |
Hydrogen infrastructure
A research report revealed that the United States has 1,600 miles (2,570 kilometers) of hydrogen pipelines, with the global total standing at 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers).
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| 2024 |
Hydrogen infrastructure
Europe initiates development of low pressure hydrogen pipelines, demonstrating a coordinated continental approach to hydrogen transportation infrastructure.
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| 2024 | Becomes the largest donor in the U.S. presidential election. |
| 2024 | Following a car attack in Magdeburg, Musk tweeted regarding the suspect's atheism, which he labeled a 'scam to avoid extradition.' |
| 2024 | In November 2024, media reports highlighted Musk's activity in sharing false anti-Harris disinformation and promoting conspiracy theories and falsehoods supporting Trump on his X account. |
| 2024 | Musk bought a Texas compound for his children and the mothers of his children. |
| 2024 | Musk was implicated in promoting disinformation about Democrats and election fraud on his platform during the 2024 campaign. |
| 2024 | Musk's membership in the Royal Society faced criticism from 74 members regarding his alleged anti-scientific behavior, leading to debates about membership standards and the resignation of Dorothy Bishop. |
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