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

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.

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.

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.

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

He isn’t yet responding to requests to talk to Nebraska media. But others are talking a lot about former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Luke Farritor’s reported role in Elon Musk’s effort to reduce federal government spending.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.