As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s efforts to streamline and downsize the government have received support from the White House. But opponents are pushing back

Elon Musk is testing the limits of legal and ethical restrictions on the role of special advisers in U.S. presidential administrations, according to some legal experts and lawmakers who oppose the billionaire's mission against what he deems wasteful government spending.

He isn’t yet responding to requests to talk to Nebraska media. But others are talking a lot about former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Luke Farritor’s reported role in Elon Musk’s effort to reduce federal government spending.