The show of unity came as Elon Musk has been under scrutiny for his tactics and potential conflicts of interests leading the Department of Government Efficiency.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that calls on federal agencies to work with the U.S. DOGE Service in a bid to cut their existing workforce and limit future hiring. Ahead of the signing,

The social media site agreed to pay in the range of $10 million to settle with the president, who had sued over the suspension of his account in 2021.

There has been an escalation in the legal battles over billionaire Elon Musk's new US government efficiency agency. Here's what we know about DOGE.

Within 30 days, agencies are to submit their reports to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is headed by Project 2025 architect Russell Vought. According to the order, the reports must "discuss whether the agency or any of its subcomponents should be eliminated or consolidated."

"The president does not have unilateral authority to shut down an expenditure, or instrumentalities funded by Congress, without the authorization of Congress."