Republicans have secured a majority in the House of Representatives with a two-seat advantage. However, it is quite slim because some key races have yet to be called. President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations have also raised concern about the possibility of seat vacancies.

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are looking to conduct a “massive downsizing” of the federal government.

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the newly created department that Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government.

Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were appointed by Trump to lead DOGE, which will function as an advisory committee outside of the government.

Naughty List While Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump are apparently closer than ever, the famously mercurial Trump seems to be growing weary of Musk's clinginess. "Elon won’t go home. I can’t get rid of him,

These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” said Donald Trump in a statement.