Elon Musk is leaving DC. People across the world of business and politics reflected on his time at DOGE and reacted to his exit.

A Republican senator thanked Elon Musk for stopping "300-year-olds" from receiving Social Security due to his role with the Department of Government Efficiency.

One right-wing activist, Laura Loomer, is accusing Republicans of trying to “undermine” President Donald Trump’s agenda by not codifying the DOGE cuts into law. She said on Thursday that the GOP pushed Musk away despite him spending millions to help get Trump and Republicans elected.

President Donald Trump on Thursday met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and relayed his view that the Fed should cut interest rates, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The Tesla CEO and Trump ally said the multitrillion-dollar tax and spending agenda failed to reduce the federal deficit, echoing complaints from hard-line factions in both the House and the Senate.

Undeterred, Musk is vowing several more tests soon but the stakes are high and the clock is ticking. NASA hopes to use Starship for future missions to the moon, including one next year that will attempt a lunar orbit and then send the four astronauts aboard back home.

A growing number of Republicans are demanding Congress take real steps to cut government spending after Elon Musk blew the whistle on Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on his way out the door. The tech billionaire slammed the massive legislation as disappointing.

As Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo weighs a potential reelection bid, a high-profile GOP strategist with ties to Elon Musk is embedding himself into the race—signaling early aggressive Republican efforts to flip the powerful seat in 2026.