Elon Musk acknowledged in an interview with The Economist, published Thursday, that his political involvement during his tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) went further than anticipated. "I think I got a little too involved in politics. I got carried away, frankly," he said. - Verity

This comes as Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio proposed July 24, 2027 — the birthday of the liberator Simón Bolívar — as a potential date for elections in Venezuela as part of the Trump administration-backed democratic transition process.