DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'

Elon Musk will not be fully exiting the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—and its activities are only intensifying. On Friday, President Donald Trump threw cold water on the idea that Musk would fully disappear from DOGE and the White House forever. "Elon's really not leaving,” Trump said in a joint press conference with Musk in the Oval Office. “He's gonna be back and forth. It's his baby, he's going to be doing a lot of things." “I expect to continue to provide advice," Musk, wearing a black hat with DOGE written on it and a black shirt reading “DOGEFATHER,” said during Friday's press conference, while noting that his legal limit for service as a special government employee was coming to an end. "I expect to remain a friend and an advisor.” Federal workers from at least six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments. Both new and familiar DOGE faces have also been recently detailed to new agencies, according to sources. Members o ... Read full article.