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Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.ABC News - 1h -
Trump 2nd term live updates: DOGE hit with another court block over data access
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.ABC News - 3h -
Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.The New York Times - 3h -
Federal judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, employees from accessing a sensitive Treasury Department system.NBC News - 5h -
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s access to US Treasury data
Order made in response to legal challenge by 19 Democratic state attorneys-generalFinancial Times - 5h -
Musk’s Lost Boys and Trump’s Mean Girls
Lost boys find ways to ransack the capital.The New York Times - 5h -
Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government?
The billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers. Elon Musk’s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has ...The Guardian - 7h -
What does Elon Musk believe?
The man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right ...The Guardian - 7h -
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing personal data at Treasury
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his new Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive treasury department records, including the personal data of millions of ...NBC News - 8h -
Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records
Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.BBC News - 9h -
Judge pauses Trump’s efforts to put thousands of USAID workers on leave
The agency earlier told staff only several hundred employees would remain as the administration cuts foreign aidFinancial Times - 20h -
Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.CNBC - 22h -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - 23h -
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Judge allows CBS to distribute 'Jeopardy,' 'Wheel of Fortune' amid Sony dispute
CBS Media Ventures is fighting to retain distribution rights to the popular game shows. Sony Pictures owns and produces the shows. The contract governing distribution was cemented in the early 1980s.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
One Tech Tip: How to block your phone from tracking your location
Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve beenABC News - 2d -
Judge blocks Musk, DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems
A federal judge in an overnight ruling Saturday blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems used to dole out ...The Hill - 6h -
State Department announces $7B arms sale to Israel after Congress blocked initial deal
The Trump administration announced a $7 billion arms sale to Israel, including munitions and missiles, just days after Congress blocked an initial deal. The State Department said Friday that it ...The Hill - 6h -
Who is part of DOGE leader Elon Musk's family?
Elon Musk is taking an influential Washington role but remains private about his family and life out of the spotlight.The Hill - 7h -
Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave
A last-minute lawsuit means Trump's efforts to dismantle the overseas aid agency have been put on hold.BBC News - 12h -
Judge temporarily blocks Musk’s ‘Doge’ team from accessing treasury records
Injunction granted in response to lawsuit alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to sensitive data in violation of federal law. A federal judge early on Saturday blocked Elon ...The Guardian - 13h -
Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave and recall nearly all agency workers abroad. He also temporarily reinstated 500 workers already on leave.The New York Times - 15h -
Judge declines to restrict DOGE's access to Labor Department systems
Six labor unions and the Economic Policy Institute had asked the court to restrict DOGE's access to Labor Department systems.CBS News - 17h -
Judge won’t block DOGE from accessing Labor Department systems
A federal judge Friday evening refused to block the Labor Department from giving Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to confidential systems or firing employees for ...The Hill - 18h -
Democrats Take Aim at Elon Musk
It’s the first sign of unified opposition for a rudderless and leaderless Democratic Party.The New York Times - 18h -
New York leads multistate lawsuit to block DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...NBC News - 18h -
Judge blocks Trump's plan to put thousands of USAID workers on leave for now
A federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, drastic cuts at USAID, but the impact of what the Trump administration is doing is already having serious ripple effects. Margaret Brennan explains.CBS News - 20h -
Inside Elon Musk's government takeover
A tech-focused media outlet has become a premiere source for breaking news on Elon Musk, his inner circle and their efforts to reshape the federal government. Katie Drummond, global editorial ...CBS News - 21h -
Musk brings tech playbook to Washington
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story How Musk is using his tech playbook for DOGE campaign Elon Musk and his allies are using ...The Hill - 21h -
Trump hits pause on blocking a trade loophole. Temu parent’s stock gains.
The U.S.-listed shares of Temu parent PDD Holdings finished higher Friday after the Trump administration pulled back on its effort to close a so-called de minimis exemption that lets shipments ...MarketWatch - 22h -
This Is How Democrats Can Counter Elon Musk
Recklessness will not get us to a revitalized government, but neither will excessive caution and addiction to procedure.The New York Times - 1d -
Judge slams Ofwat and government for not attending Thames Water hearing
Court will decide whether to approve emergency £3bn loan for UK’s biggest water utilityFinancial Times - 1d -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal employee buyout program
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily halted President Trump's federal employee buyout program proposal. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist and Danny Cevallos reports on legal aspects surrounding the ...NBC News - 1d -
Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...ABC News - 1d -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.ABC News - 1d -
Na Kim Designs the Book Covers You Judge
For years, Na Kim has made great books stand out. Now her paintings are catching eyes, too.The New York Times - 2d -
The Far Right Has a New Hero: Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government has inspired adoration from far-right communities online that used to be reserved for Donald Trump.Wired - 3d