When asked about Democrats' concerns and anger over DOGE, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump campaigned to make the government more efficient and defended Elon Musk's involvement in it.

"He campaigned across this country with Elon Musk, vowing that Elon was going to head up the Department of Government Efficiency," she said. "We're going to look at the receipts of this federal government and ensure it's accountable to American taxpayers. That's all that is happening here, and for Democrat officials to incite violence and encourage Americans to take to the streets is incredibly alarming, and they should be held accountable for that rhetoric."

Musk owns several companies that have billions of dollars in federal contracts. With Musk now a "special government employee," Leavitt was asked how the administration is trying to avoid any conflicts of interest.

"The president was already asked to answer this question this week, and he said if Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with the contracts and the funding that DOGE is overseeing, that Elon will excuse himself from those contracts, and he has again abided by all applicable laws."

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

The Department of Government Efficiency will now be involved in upgrading the U.S. aviation system, according to a post from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on X.

"Big News - Talked to the DOGE team," Duffy wrote. "They are going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system."

– ABC News' Clara McMichael

During a joint press conference in Guatemala City, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to portray Trump's comments on Gaza as a "very generous" offer.

"It's a unique offer, one that no other country in the world has stepped up and made," he said. "But I think that's one people need to think about seriously. It was not meant as a hostile move."

And despite Trump asking "why would they want to go back," Rubio described the re-location of Gaza's residents as temporary, saying the relocation is "akin to a natural disaster."

Rubio said that if the president's offer is accepted, the details would need to be worked out "among multiple partner nations."

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has sent a letter to the Justice Department workforce seeking to clarify his request for information on the agents and employees involved in investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

In the memo, obtained by ABC News, Bove said, "No FBI employee who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner with respect to January 6 investigations is at risk of termination or other penalties."

"The only individuals who should be concerned about the process ... are those who acted with corrupt or partisan intent, who blatantly defied orders from Department leadership, or who exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI," he added.

Bove's letter confirmed that acting leadership at the FBI initially refused to hand over information on the "core team" in Washington that was "responsible for the investigation relating to events" on Jan. 6, which he describes as an act of "insubordination."

"There is no honor in the ongoing efforts to distort that simple truth or protect culpable actors from scrutiny on these issues, which have politicized the Bureau, harmed its credibility, and distracted the public from the excellent work being done every day," Bove wrote. "If you have witnessed such behavior, I encourage you to report it through appropriate channels."

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin