Musk doesn't have any "actual or formal authority" and isn't technically DOGE's leader, a White House court filing says.

But a new court filing from the White House states that the Tesla CEO isn't an employee of DOGE, adding that Musk "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." ...

Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary ...

Elon Musk is not an official employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has “no formal authority to make government decisions”, according to a White House court filing.

“Like other senior White House advisors, Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself,” it said. Fisher stated that Musk is not an employee of the US DOGE ...