In an effort to slash government spending, President Trump has asked the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In turn, Musk and his team have spent the first few weeks of Trump’s second term waging a largely unchecked war on the federal bureaucracy — an onslaught that was finally challenged Thursday when a dozen states announced they would sue to block DOGE's access to government payment systems containing Americans' personal data.

Donald Trump confirms that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Mask has been tasked with checking out fraud at the Pentagon.

As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s efforts to streamline and downsize the government have received support from the White House. But opponents are pushing back

President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk in charge.

Elon Musk is testing the limits of legal and ethical restrictions on the role of special advisers in U.S. presidential administrations, according to some legal experts and lawmakers who oppose the billionaire's mission against what he deems wasteful government spending.

Granting tech leaders direct control over government functions fundamentally alters the relationship between private power and public governance.

President Donald Trump explains his relationship with Elon Musk and possible limits put on the Department of Government Efficiency.

U.S. voters aren’t too keen about Elon Musk‘s advising role to President Donald Trump, but they are in favor of the administration’s plan to slash federal spending. A Quinnipiac poll published Thursday found that 53% of people disapprove and 39% approve of Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency,