Trump was expected to release a budget proposal outlining $163 billion in spending cuts that mirrored recommendations from Elon Musk and DOGE.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday proposed a $163 billion cut to the federal budget that would sharply reduce spending on education, housing and medical research next year, while increasing outlays for defense and border security.

Elon Musk might soon be leaving Washington, but he says DOGE needs to be a long-term project. Musk insisted in a TV interview that the project to slash government spending and eliminate entire agencies ought to endure amid signs that he may soon step away from the effort and return to his struggling electric car company.

But we've made progress," Musk told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. Newsweek contacted Musk for further comment via email to the Tesla press office on Friday. President Donald Trump 's DOGE has been one of the most radical initiatives to restructure the federal government in decades,

Elon Musk has defended DOGE's work as he prepares to scale back his government role and spend more time at his businesses. Here's what might be next for him and DOGE.