Musk initially set the ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget, but has since admitted that DOGE probably will not find that level of savings.

The US Department of Defense will lay off employees as Elon Musk's DOGE continues to downsize the government. DOGE has sparked lawsuits and protests, with Republicans facing heat at town halls over the cost-cutting.

Argentina's President Javier Milei is urging conservatives to keep supporting measures to shrink the size of government.

The red metallic chainsaw, given to Musk by Milei earlier in the day, was engraved on its side with the Argentine leader's coarse Spanish slogan: "Viva la libertad, carajo," which

Argentina's President Javier Milei gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC on Thursday. Waving the chainsaw above his head on stage, Musk told attendees it was 'the chainsaw for bureaucracy'.