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President Donald Trump has set Elon Musk loose on the executive branch, to stunning early effect. Musk controls the government’s payment system and may block payments he deems wasteful. He has claimed credit for unilaterally shutting down an IRS program and is trying to shut down an entire agency.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are launching a probe into Elon Musk’s status as a government employee, citing conflicting statements about his role in the Trump administration and power over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).