The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.

Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Trump‘s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Doe complaint argues that Musk is wielding the kind of sweeping, cross-agency authority that could only be exercised by a principal officer — and thus Musk should be powerle