Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

Elon Musk is leaving Washington after a short but turbulent stint in government and getting back to his numerous businesses, each with their own set of issues for the billionaire to address.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) joins MSNBC's "The Weekend" to celebrate Elon Musk's departure from the Trump administration and de facto head of DOGE. "Is it Sunday? Let us all give thanks to the good Lord above.

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

Let's jump in with the headline about Elon Musk we reported on earlier today. Today was his last day as a special government employee. We had that extraordinary press conference we reported on in the Oval Office.

Rather than set government straight, Elon Musk is leaving Washington with the federal budget all cattywampus. Deficit spending is increasing, not waning, and there is a growing school of thought that his “efficiency” effort could end up costing the government as much as or more than it saved.

Andrew Mellon, treasury secretary to three presidents, slashed government spending but ultimately saw his legacy tarnished by the Great Depression and changed by the New Deal.