SCOOP: Inside Elon Musk's meeting with the Senate DOGE Caucus

The discussion was the first opportunity for senators in the caucus to hear from Musk directly regarding the discoveries he and DOGE have made. 

The goal of the gathering was to share work between the Senate and Musk's DOGE, and to discuss how they could be most helpful in the legislature, Ernst's office shared with Fox News Digital.

At the White House, Musk told senators that DOGE's work is essential and detailed his plans to create savings, a source familiar told Fox News Digital. 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital in a statement, "Everyone is working together as one unified team at the direction of President Trump. Any notion to the contrary is completely false."

According to a White House official, DOGE is moving very fast at the direction of Trump, which they noted is "exactly the point."

For DOGE, efficiency is the name of the game, even internally, they added. 

During the meeting, the senators presented to Musk the various areas that they're already focused on, using a divide and conquer strategy, White House officials said. Some of the Republicans have targeted government spending, while others have sought to address the national debt, concerning flows of money to labs like the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other issues. 

The senators further talked with Musk about how congressional action could make Washington, D.C., more efficient going forward and protect American taxpayers from funding extravagant projects. 

In attendance at the meeting were Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Rick Scott, R-Fla.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Steve Daines, R-Mont.; Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska; Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.; Roger Marshall, R-Kan.; James Risch, R-Idaho; Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; Jon Husted, R-Ohio; Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; John Cornyn, R-Texas; Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.; Tim Sheehy, R-Mont.; Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.; Katie Britt, R-Ala.; Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; and John Hoeven, R-N.D.

Musk similarly met with Trump and his Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday.