Utah Rep. Blake Moore, who co-leads the congressional DOGE caucus, said the group still has an opportunity to carry out DOGE’s original mission.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

James Fishback, the chief architect behind the proposal to send “DOGE checks,” told POLITICO Friday he’s stepping away from the movement after Elon Musk lashed out at President Donald Trump. "The truth is that Elon set expectations that he relayed to the president,