Elon Musk spoke to CBS News last week for an exit interview as he leaves the Department of Government Efficiency (SOGE) after four months going after waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending. CBS NEWS: You've spoken about how much of a grind it was for you,

DOGE isn’t dead, both President Donald Trump and Elon Musk assured last week as Musk said goodbye to the Trump administration. But the already dicey effort Musk led could soon become even more so.

The White House plans to ask Congress this week to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved funding to foreign aid and public media outlets, as the administration seeks to make permanent some of the cuts and priorities of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The White House’s “rescissions” package is headed for Congress. It included $9.4 billion in reductions, from public media and foreign aid.