In the years since Sen. Mike Lee and Elon Musk first began exchanging posts, the businessman has only seen his political power — and wealth — grow.

Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.

The billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal government, reprising the playbook he used after buying Twitter in 2022.

Donald Trump attends Service of Prayer as he begins first full day as the 47th President of the United States following his inauguration

See images of the celebrities and prominent business leaders attending the inauguraton of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at noon. We'll be posting live updates.

Donald Trump Inauguration Performers, Celebrities Guest List Highlights: Many businessmen, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Mukesh Ambani will be in attendance at the inauguration.

Trump’s Mars pledge elicited a huge grin and enthusiastic double thumbs up from billionaire and top Mars colonization enthusiast Elon Musk, who has been pushing his Mars colony agenda for nearly a decade via his SpaceX company. Donald Trump used his inauguration speech to whine about tech billionaires’ homes being burnt down.

The kitschy copies of the Good Book are a joint venture between Trump and Greenwood, who popularized the song for which it’s named. As of August, the “only Bible endorsed by President Trump,” as the website boasts, had already raked in $300,000 in royalties for the president-elect.

Donald Trump's 2025 presidential inauguration is featuring high-profile attendees including Former President Barack Obama, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.

A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump's second inauguration as president. It's unclear how the decision to move Trump's swearing-in indoors to the Capitol Rotunda might affect the scheduled lineup for the ceremony:

Readers discuss the Auschwitz anniversary and a Musk speech. Also: Threats against Dr. Fauci; resign, or else; police use of tasers; aging women; an invitation to letter writers.