Musk, Trump say they have a mandate to slash the size of the federal government, but the Democratic AGs argue Congress has ceded too much power.

His Department of Government Efficiency, or “ DOGE ”, is named after a different meme, that of a Shiba Inu dog overlaid with cutesy phrases. The tone is relentlessly jokey, yet DOGE ’s disruptions are real.

Elon Musk posted on X that he would "check with the president" on a proposal to return 20 percent of DOGE savings to taxpayers.

A government watchdog unlike any before it, the quasi-official Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the brainchild of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.

Some Republicans are starting to call out Elon Musk and DOGE’s cuts. The U.S. and Ukraine agreed to framework for a mineral deal. Experts are sounding alarms about DOGE’s access to personal data. The White House will decide which journalists get access to it.

States say Trump violated the Appointments Clause in granting Musk broad executive powers. Attorney General Peter Neronha has joined 13 other state prosecutors in a new lawsuit targeting Elon Musk, DOGE and President Donald Trump.

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money

Parsing the latest legal fight over President Donald Trump’s rapid push to shrink the US government, there was a big question on US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s mind:

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the unofficial leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, have proposed giving back to Americans. The idea has been discussed as a means to reduce federal spending.