Elon Musk is set to depart the Trump administration and leave his role as a "special government employee," a White House official told ABC News.

Tesla CEO Musk said Wednesday evening that he was ending his time as a special government employee. Relations with the Trump White House were increasingly strained.

Elon Musk will maintain his presence in President Donald Trump’s orbit when he leaves the White House, Trump and Musk said Friday during a joint press conference to mark Musk’s last day in the administration.

Elon Musk is exiting the White House with little to show for his cost-cutting push and a list of frustrations from his time in the Trump administration. Musk entered politics with grand ambitions

Elon Musk's time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world's richest man took an axe to government spending - stirring ample controversy along the way.

President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Pennsylvania on Friday to celebrate a details-to-come deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel, which he says will keep the iconic American steelmaker under U.

The White House confirmed to Reuters that Musk's offboarding began last night following a decision 'at a senior staff level.'