President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting began with officials touting "waste, fraud and abuse" they claim to have identified at their various agencies, including the Small Business Administration, Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.

President Donald Trump defended Elon Musk, who attended a second Cabinet meeting Monday at the White House, as cost-cutting measures throughout the government were discussed and often praised.

Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, whom U.S. President Donald Trumphas tapped to shrink the government, said on Thursday he would finish most of the work to cut $1 trillion in federal spending when his tenure ends in as soon as 64 days.

Most of Elon Musk’s associates at the Department of Government Efficiency have kept a low profile. Democrats have repeatedly criticized his effort to shrink the federal government, warning that critical services will be cut.