Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His 130 day tenure was marked by legal setbacks, overstated savings claims and little evidence DOGE made things more efficient.

The nation's capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he's stepping back from his role as Donald Trump's most unorthodox adviser.

Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he's ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.

A White House official told Fox News Digital that DOGE will continue to operate just as it has despite Elon Musk's departure as the agency's public face.

The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. That tweet was followed up by reporting in the Associated Press,

Elon Musk’s time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is drawing to a close, but the national debt and runaway spending remain virtually unchanged despite the incessant media coverage of the cost-cutting effort.

Elon Musk said Wednesday night he is leaving the Trump administration after working to slash the size of the federal government through th

In a post on X, Elon Musk thanked President Trump and said that his "scheduled time" for government work is coming to an end.

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

CEO Elon Musk finds himself in legal crosshairs over the power he wielded as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a quasi-government agency President Donald Trump instituted after he assumed office in January to cut down excessive government spending.