Federal judge refuses to block Musk team’s access to US government data

<p>Fourteen Democratic-led states had sought temporary restraining order against body involved in worker layoffs</p><p>A federal judge refused on Tuesday to immediately block Elon Musk and the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.</p><p>The US district judge Tanya Chutkan found that there were legitimate questions about the billionaire’s authority but said there was not enough evidence of grave legal harm to justify a temporary restraining order.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/musk-doge-access-data-judge-ruling">Continue reading...</a>