Separately, White House aides, after working to persuade the president to temper his public criticism of Musk to avoid escalation, scheduled a call Friday with the billionaire CEO of Tesla to broker a peace.

The White House is standing by its work on the Department of Government Efficiency in the aftermath of President Trump’s public feud with Elon Musk. White House spokesman Harrison Fields said Trump’s “success through DOGE is undisputed,

House Oversight Chair James Comer has subpoenaed former President Joe Biden’s White House physician to appear for a deposition later this month, according to a copy of the subpoena letter shared with CNN.

A former doctor for the White House under the Obama administration said former President Biden should have been tested for cognitive decline in his final year in office, given his age. Jeffrey Kuhlman said performing such a test on Biden would have shed light on the former president’s mental state and ability to serve

Former President Barack Obama’s White House doctor criticized former President Joe Biden‘s White House physician Kevin O’Connor for not giving Biden a cognitive test. O’Connor conducted Biden’s last physical in the White House in February 2024,