The family of American teacher Marc Fogel says it's "beyond grateful, relieved and overwhelmed” that he's heading home after his release from Russia.

President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East is leaving Russia with Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was jailed in Russia and deemed “wrongfully detained” by the United States, according to a statement from National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.

Elon Musk spoke from the Oval Office in the White House about the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) and its role in President Donald Trump's administration. His son X was by his side as he spoke.

Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday as the president signed an executive order to shrink the federal government. The latest order directs DOGE to drastically reduce staffing in federal agencies.

A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on federal spending.

The Trump administration has violated a court order by refusing to reverse a freeze of billions in government funds, a judge ruled Monday. The ruling was the latest challenge to sweeping White House plans to cut costs and remake the US government.