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.

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.

Dive into the controversial world of DOGE, Elon Musk's new temporary organization under the U.S. federal government. We'll explore its origins, goals, key players, and the unprecedented access it's been granted to reshape government operations.

Elon Musk will work under President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” designating Musk as an unpaid employee of the federal government with fewer restrictions than full-time employees, according to the White House, as Musk’s so-called Department Of Government Efficiency has involved itself in multiple federal agencies in recent days.

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SpaceX CEO and Trump adviser Elon Musk is branching out from flights concerning rockets and turning attention to other types of aviation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on X Wednesday that he talked to Musk's Department of Government Efficiency about getting the organization involved in the U.