Elon Musk might soon be leaving Washington, but he says DOGE needs to be a long-term project. Musk insisted in a TV interview that the project to slash government spending and eliminate entire agencies ought to endure amid signs that he may soon step away from the effort and return to his struggling electric car company.

The effort faces an uncertain future in a largely frozen Congress that has passed few bills since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Musk convinced his board to hand him a monster pay package—but that was before Tesla lost more than $500 billion in market value.

Tesla has had a rough 2025, so far, and a report from The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday suggested the company's board may be looking to replace CEO Elon Musk. Tesla's profit plummeted by 71% during the first three months of 2025.

A 9-foot tall bust of Elon Musk, inspired by the meme “Elon I Drew You / You Are My Hero, Elon”, stands off of Boca Chica Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, where the tech billionaire is looking to incorporate his first company town.

May 2, 2025 May Day demonstrations held across U.S.