Trump administration escalate layoffs: Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

US President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office, and the centre of attention was his billionaire "advisor" Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is currently on a cost-cutting mission within the federal government, despite not being a cabinet-level department approved by Congress. Trump opened the meeting by touting his administration's successes, and more sweeping federal agency cuts are likely to come. Critics are uneasy about Musk's influence, as well as his presence at a Cabinet meeting despite not being a cabinet member, though the White House has defended his presence.