Elon Musk steps down from his government efficiency role after clashing with Trump over US federal spending policies.

Musk’s satellite internet business Starlink was touted by commerce secretary Howard Lutnick as a potential beneficiary of a $42bn rural broadband scheme. An executive order calling for the establishment of a multibillion-dollar Iron Dome defence system in the US looked set to benefit Musk, due to SpaceX’s dominance in rocket launches.

Elon Musk’s time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is drawing to a close, but the national

Musk’s exit has been anticipated, as special government employees can serve for a period not exceeding 130 days per year. But Musk’s appearances at White House events have tapered off in recent weeks, a contrast to his ubiquitous presence earlier in Trump’s term.

Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.

Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorith

The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gets grilled on USAID's dismantling; UNAIDS wants to help Elon Musk 'fix' funding for HIV services; and the Trump administration teases a new summit with African leaders.

Elon Musk challenged Bill Gates' claims that gutting USAID would result in millions of deaths.

We at ABP Live asked his xAI chatbot, Grok, to list Musk's achievements based on his accomplishments as the DOGE leader. Here's what it came up with: