President Donald Trump is casting doubt -- without providing evidence -- over whether much of the nation's store of gold still exists at the famous United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, raising questions about whether somebody "stole" it. What's more, he's said he wants to go to Fort Knox to see for himself.

House Concurrent Resolution 50 was filed by House Republican T.J. Roberts, R-Burlington, to form a new 10-member task force: the Kentucky Discipline of Government Efficiency, or KY DOGE. That bill has not yet received a committee hearing.

Musk posted those four words to his nearly 220 million followers on Tuesday, along with a video from the conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who is pushing for the pardon. Shapiro said that pardoning Chauvin would reverse “the evils of the last several years of American life.”

Despite assurances made last week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that all of the U.S. gold reserves kept at the Fort Knox military installation are “present and accounted for,” President Trump continues to insist that he and Elon Musk will soon travel to Kentucky to make sure the gold bars haven’t been stolen.

If Senate Bill 257 becomes law, it would establish a state office inspired by what Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is doing on the federal level.

A review of a 2017 trip to Fort Knox's gold by Mitch McConnell, Matt Bevin and others sheds light on stringent security protocols.

The number of federal offices the Department of Government Efficiency has identified for closure in Kentucky has ballooned to 19 as of Monday, including three located in Louisville, according to the department's website.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO retweeted a clip from podcaster Ben Shapiro that suggested the former Minneapolis police officer receive a pardon for the federal charges in the

President Donald Trump’s administration has moved quickly to enact a host of changes to the federal government. We need your help tracking those changes and the consequences.

The Department of Government Efficiency has been controversial in its short existence, sparking regular protests across the nation against the department and Elon Musk. However, DOGE also has plenty of backers,