Are you getting a $5000 DOGE stimulus check? Do you qualify for the taxpayer refund? Here's Elon Musk's update and what to know

The plan involves splitting up 20% of DOGE’s total savings — an estimated $2 trillion — and dividing it into $5,000 checks.

The idea of a DOGE stimulus check keeps coming up, but Elon Musk is distancing himself from it. Why it matters: Musk has begun to downplay what is perhaps the most popular idea (at least on social media) associated with his team's bid to to cut government spending.

White House insiders "increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability," according to a new report by Politico, which claims that Musk is winding down on his DOGE work

President Donald Trump told his inner circle that Elon Musk will step back from his role in the government in the coming weeks, according to Politico.

A former White House official says Elon Musk's DOGE is destabilizing the Social Security Administration’s technology and operations, creating widespread access issues for millions of Americans. The agency has faced website crashes and overwhelmed call centers,

The official, who was once a top employee of billionaire Elon Musk, also boasted of distributing pirated software.

The president has told confidants that Musk’s position as head of the so-called (Doge), originally expected to run into 2026, could be terminated early, according to a report by Politico. Shares in Musk’s Tesla,

Are DOGE stimulus checks real? Elon Musk was vauge at a rally, putting a question mark on the checks. Plus, is Musk leaving DOGE? See what Trump said.