Elon Musk wants to tear out entire federal agencies: ‘It’s like a weed. If you don’t remove the roots, the weed will grow back’
Musk said the action of "deleting" entire agencies is necessary to prevent future administrations from rehiring what he believes are unnecessary roles.
Elon Musk calls for US government to ‘delete entire agencies’
Elon Musk has called to “delete entire agencies” from the United States’ federal government. Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Donald Trump’s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government spending.
Federal retirements really are sorted by hand in an old mine. Elon Musk knocked the system.
Hundreds of federal workers process thousands of retirement applications every month, by hand in a converted former mine.
Trump and Elon Musk defend their attempts to downsize the federal government
President Donald Trump appeared with billionaire Elon Musk in the Oval Office to sign an executive order that would continue downsizing the federal workforce.
What Elon Musk and DOGE Are Doing to the Federal Government
The billionaire and his cronies continue to move fast and break things. Here are their boldest attacks thus far.
5 ways Elon Musk is working to dismantle the federal government
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to gut the federal bureaucracy. Here's 5 ways he's starting to carry it out.
They lived through Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Now, they have advice for federal government employees
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.
Elon Musk calls for US to 'delete entire agencies' from federal government
Elon Musk has called on the US government to "delete entire agencies" as part of his ongoing campaign to drastically reduce federal spending. The tech billionaire, who has essentially been given free rein by President Donald Trump since the start of the new administration last month,
Musk Wants to 'Delete Entire Agencies' From US Government
Since Trump took office on January 20, Musk has dispatched members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to scrutinize sensitive personnel and payment information in g
Elon Musk's DOGE is overhauling the federal government, cutting spending, and drawing backlash. Here's what to know.
DOGE is Elon Musk's ambitious effort to reform the federal government. Here's how the Department of Government Efficiency is ...
Pennsylvania 'Iron Mountain' mine drawing the attention of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency
The United States government's Office of Personnel Management uses Iron Mountain to process and store paperwork when federal ...
Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts
An official with the Office of Personnel Management, which is now run by Musk allies, emailed staff Wednesday morning stating ...
Elon Musk Demands Judge Be Fired For Ridiculing Trump's Legal Argument
Elon Musk has criticized a federal judge as a "junky jurist" for restoring the federal government's web pages on sexually ...
Elon Musk's Empire: From OpenAI Power Play To DOGE Mission Control
Created by President Donald Trump in January 2025, DOGE represents a bold experiment in bringing Silicon Valley-style ...
Trump, joined by Musk in Oval Office, orders up big cuts in federal workforce
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that seeks to "significantly reduce the size of government" through Elon ...
President Trump Unleashed Elon Musk to Cut $2 Trillion From the Federal Budget. Could Social Security and Medicare Cuts Be on the Way?
The latest cover of Time magazine shows Elon Musk sitting at the historic Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with the U.S. flag ...
Elon Musk’s Financial Disclosure Will Not Be Made Public
The billionaire, who is serving President Trump as an unpaid “special government employee,” will file a confidential report ...