Once a key player in Republican funding and a vocal ally of Donald Trump, Musk signals a shift away from politics amid backlash and corporate fallout.

But Musk’s highly visible presence in Washington has ended, a POLITICO analysis found. In Trump’s rapidly evolving second presidency, Musk’s monopoly on political discourse, news coverage and social media seems to have broken — driven in part by how Trump and Republicans have all but stopped talking about him.

Elon Musk, who spent nearly $300 million to back Donald Trump's presidential campaign and other Republicans last year, said on Tuesday he will cut his political spending substantially, the latest public signal that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns.

Elon Musk’s prominent role in President Donald Trump’s White House appears to be fading, but the tech billionaire’s brainchild — the budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency — is poised to continue its work after his departure.

Elon Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX are quickly losing their previously good reputations among Americans following the CEO’s dramatic shift into right-wing political activism. Tesla fell to No. 95 this year in the Axios Harris Poll 100,

DOHA - Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday at an economic forum in Qatar that he was still committed to being Tesla CEO in five years' time "unless I die". Having reasonable control of Tesla was the most important factor in staying on as head of the company,