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As Democrats celebrate a battleground-state win in the most expensive judicial campaign in U.S. history, President Donald Trump and the GOP are confronting a worrying early sign about what the intense spotlight on the influence of Elon Musk means for the party.
President Donald Trump claims that eventually, Elon Musk, whose so-called Department of Government Efficiency has fired thousands of federal staffers and gutted various agencies in a supposed effort to reduce wasteful public spending,
Trump hinted on Monday that while Musk has to exit, the Department of Government Efficiency will continue to operate without the tech mogul from May onwards.
Elon Musk said in an interview that his White House role has been "disadvantageous" for his companies, pointing to recent attacks against Tesla.
Republicans are voicing concerns about Musk’s downsizing efforts, which include closing some Social Security offices and curtailing telephone services.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said that Elon Musk will help lead the investigation into the Signal chat leak.
Republicans also got key reinforcements for their slim House majority at an important moment. And Democrats made gains compared with 2024 in each key race.
On Tuesday night, national security adviser Mike Waltz said he spoke with Musk and said they had "the best technical minds looking at how this happened."
The liberal candidate won in the first major statewide battleground election of 2025, protecting the progressive majority on the Wisconsin's supreme court, in a race that became a referendum on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk,