As I write this, Donald J. Trump has just been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, marking a spectacular comeback to the White House. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),

Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the government efficiency commission that President Donald Trump selected him to lead alongside billionaire Elon Musk.

Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer be a part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that President Donald Trump announced and selected him to lead along with tech billionaire Elon Musk,

Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the government efficiency commission led by President Trump. Ramaswamy, previously seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, now aims for the Ohio governorship.

Reports say that Vivek Ramaswamy is stepping away from the new Department of Government Efficiency following tensions within the team.

NBC News confirmed a report - citing two sources - that Ramaswamy will focus his efforts on a campaign to become the next governor of Ohio.

The added controversy around Ramaswamy is the last thing Elon Musk needs as he races to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget before the 2026 midterm elections.

Donald Trump had selected Vivek Ramaswamy, a hedge fund and pharmaceutical executive, to lead the commission on government efficiency alongside billionaire Elon Musk. He ran for president in 2024 and later endorsed Trump.

Musk's ability to ice out Ramaswamy, who for a variety of reasons had irked some Republicans in Trump's circle, is the latest sign of his influence in the incoming administration. It presages an encore of all of the infighting that marked Trump's first term.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who sought the 2024 Republican nomination for president, has signaled plans to run for governor of Ohio.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents, Vivek Ramaswamy represents the new generation of conservative thinkers. Educated at Harvard and Yale, Ramaswamy began his career in ...