Trump gifts a large key to Elon Musk in Oval Office goodbye, says work of DOGE 'geniuses' will continue

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President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.
President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.

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Elon Musk's DOGE exit: Here's what people are saying about his time in DC

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Elon Musk looks out at reporters as Donald Trump looks down at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office
President Donald Trump is set to give Elon Musk a big send-off on the billionaire's final day in the White House.

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Elon Musk's right-hand man is leaving DOGE too

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Steve Davis, CEO of Boring Company
The Boring Company's Steve Davis answers questions after the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition at the SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles on July 21, 2019.

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Trump's calendar: When tariffs, RTO, buyouts, and a TikTok cut-off are set to go into effect

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Trump at the White House.
 President Donald Trump quickly rolled out myriad efforts to reshape the federal government.

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Republicans fall in line behind Mike Johnson, avoiding an early Trump-era mess for the GOP

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House Speaker Mike Johnson
Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've been an early stumble.

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In Elon Musk's world, Twitter (X) is real life

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elon musk at trump rally
Elon Musk helped kill a major government funding bill. He's likely just getting started.

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President Musk? The DOGE leader's government-shutdown push shows how he'll wield power in Washington

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Elon Musk

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Trump trashes must-pass funding bill as Musk calls for the GOP to shut down the government

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Elon Musk
Musk wrote that "any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!"

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Elon Musk bashes Congress' government funding bill

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Elon Musk said on X that the funding bill shouldn't pass.

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Elon Musk says DOGE's work will be public — legally, it has to be

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Elon Musk enters the US Capitol to meet with lawmakers
Elon Musk's plans for DOGE could change if a federal law comes into play.

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