The Tesla billionaire, chosen by Donald Trump to be co-head of his new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has infuriated anti-immigration elements of the Republican Party by defending the H-1B visa, which permits highly educated foreigners to work in the US for up to six years.

Several conservative accounts on X are accusing Musk of removing their checkmarks on the platform after they spoke out against the H-1B program.

We may be seeing some of the first major fissures forming in the Trump-Musk dalliance. Over the holiday week, Elon Musk entered into a heated online debate with notable Trump figure and culture warrior Laura Loomer over the president-elect's immigration policy,

From yogurt store operator to tunneling executive, longtime Musk employee Steve Davis is bringing his unusual talents to the government.

There is no formal agenda for the group co-headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. But there are plenty of clues.