Elon Musk announced on Wednesday, May 28, that he is leaving his government role as one of President Donald Trump's top advisers. The Tesla CEO posted to X, sharing his decision to leave the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The world's richest man navigates a treacherous period, marked by an insult-filled public feud with Donald Trump, a figure he significantly helped return to the White House.

Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency behind, but its playbook has impacted dozens of agencies, departments and organizations and left thousands of federal workers unemployed or in limbo.

A new report out of the Massachusetts Democrat’s office alleges that Musk and the White House have moved to benefit his companies dozens of times.

President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a heated argument recently, but denied it turned violent, as The Washington Post had reported this past weekend.

Elon Musk’s four-month blitz through the US government briefly made him Washington’s most powerful businessman since the Gilded Age. But it has done little for his reputation or that of his companies.

As Elon Musk and President Donald Trump traded jabs on their rival social media platforms, their feud has escalated beyond a public spat, threatening billions of dollars in federal contracts and throwing the future of America's space program into question.