Experts say he could easily snuff out federal investigations or safety initiatives that have stymied Tesla or his other companies.

Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special government employees, unless a waiver is issued.

Two Democratic senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, said Democrats should not vote for a spending package that would affirm President Trump’s agenda in gutting federal agencies.

President Donald Trump addressed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's effort to reign in government spending during an interview with Fox set to air in full before the Super Bowl. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports on how the administration is responding after federal judge temporarily blocked DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department data.