Ramaswamy has not yet confirmed a specific date for his announcement regarding the Ohio Governor run, though reports suggest it may happen as early as next week. His campaign is expected to launch in 2026.

Trump's DOGE initiative seeks to streamline federal operations, dismantle bureaucracy and fire nonessential federal employees.

The Department of Government Efficiency’s first order of business was itself: It’s now down to one leader. Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the commission that President Donald Trump championed, officials confirmed hours after the Republican took office Monday,

The added controversy around Ramaswamy is the last thing Elon Musk needs as he races to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget before the 2026 midterm elections.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s departure from DOGE has left Musk as the sole leader of the department that is envisioned to clean up federal bureaucracy. But what went behind the scenes before Ramaswamy’s unexpected exit?

Ramaswamy's departure ahead of an expected gubernatorial bid in Ohio makes Elon Musk the sole leader of DOGE.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ... Musk was originally set to lead DOGE alongside former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has since left the group ahead of reported ...

The Indian-American leader's criticisms of the US work culture, where he claimed that mediocrity is “venerated over excellence,” further alienated him from both Elon Musk and key Republican figures.

With Ramaswamy gone, Musk’s DOGE will be inside the White House. The size of its ambitions for remaking the federal government are unclear.

Musk's ability to ice out Ramaswamy, who for a variety of reasons had irked some Republicans in Trump's circle, is the latest sign of his influence in the incoming administration. It presages an encore of all of the infighting that marked Trump's first term.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury has been named as the lead Democrat of the Department of Government Efficiency subcommittee.