Scrambling to pay legal fees, Media Matters has dialed back its criticism, trimmed its staff and contemplated closing entirely.

Musk responded to a tweet highlighting the move, which included a screenshot from The New York Times stating Johnson would “shut down the House” rather than allow the vote. The tweet read, “Speaker Johnson is actively blocking a vote on the Epstein files. This should piss every American off on a visceral level.”

In the ensuing public clash last month, Trump repeatedly threatened to terminate government subsidies and contracts with Musk’s companies. He even suggested siccing Musk’s DOGE on its former handler, posting: “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far…. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this?”

Tesla has offered low-interest loans and other incentives to try to revive sales, but these efforts have depressed the company’s profits. Tesla’s newest model, the Cybertruck pickup, has been a flop. The company sold 4,300 Cybertrucks in the second quarter, according to Cox Automotive, a 50 percent decline from a year earlier.

Tech giant Elon Musk announced the revival of a beloved relic of the past in an announcement on X, promising a resurrection of the 2010s app Vine – but with a twist. Online users had mixed reactions to the announcement, especially after Musk's controversial AI program began referring to itself as "MechaHitler" on X. Here's what we know.