The White House confirmed Elon Musk will be leaving the Trump administration after leading efforts to gut government agencies while firing tens of thousands of workers through his Department of Government Efficiency. The confirmed departure came after Musk said he was “disappointed” that President Trump is pursuing the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act — a massive spending bill that increases the budget deficit. Musk said, “I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both.” The Congressional Budget Office projects the legislation would add $3.8 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, slashing taxes for the wealthy while gutting social programs, including massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

Meanwhile, legal experts are sounding the alarm over a little-noticed provision of the more than 1,000-page spending bill which shields the president from contempt-of-court citations by federal judges. That would pave the way for Trump administration officials to continue ignoring court orders without fear of consequences.