4 takeaways from Tesla's latest sales report

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Teslas in lot
Tesla delivered 384,000 vehicles in the second quarter — its largest quarterly decline to date.

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Elon Musk is threatening their political careers. Republicans say they aren't sweating it.

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Elon Musk said he'd end the political careers of anyone who voted for Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." No one's really worried about it.

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Musk praises 'competent and good-hearted' ally Jared Isaacman after Trump drops him as nominee to head NASA

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Jared Isaacman smiling with SpaceX rocket behind him.
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman.

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DOGE is entering a new phase. It's going to be way harder than the first.

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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration, and DOGE cuts will soon be in Congress's hands.

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Elon Musk tells the story behind his black eye

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Elon Musk joked about the source of his bruised eye.

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Trump gifts a large key to Elon Musk in Oval Office goodbye, says work of DOGE 'geniuses' will continue

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President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.
President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.

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Elon Musk's DOGE exit: Here's what people are saying about his time in DC

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Elon Musk looks out at reporters as Donald Trump looks down at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office
President Donald Trump is set to give Elon Musk a big send-off on the billionaire's final day in the White House.

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Tesla faces collapsing sales in Canada's Québec province, with new registrations tumbling 85%

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Elon Musk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla registrations suffered a drop in Québec.

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Elon Musk says he didn't always agree with everything the Trump administration did

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"I agree with much of what the administration does, but we have differences of opinion," Elon Musk said of his time with the Trump administration.

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Elon Musk's right-hand man is leaving DOGE too

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Steve Davis, CEO of Boring Company
The Boring Company's Steve Davis answers questions after the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition at the SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles on July 21, 2019.

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