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DOGE hits legal roadblock
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The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img div{display:none}sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0} @media (max-width:620px){.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} {beacon}It’s Monday. I’ve always said the "Scott’s Tots" episode of “The Office” is the absolute cringiest episode in all of television. Well, if you watched “The White Lotus” last night, I think "Scott’s Tots" just got knocked down to the No. 2 spot. 🫠
In today's issue:
- Trump holds another Cabinet meeting
- DOGE hits legal roadblock
Journalist says Trump team accidentally texted war plans
- Republicans’ ambitious timeline for Trump agenda
- Tiger Woods is dating Vanessa Trump
A meeting of the MAGA minds:
President Trump is holding another Cabinet meeting today after his last group meeting reportedly devolved into a bickering match with Elon Musk. (I’m looking at you, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.)
Will Musk attend this one?: Yes, even though he’s not formally part of the Cabinet.
Reminder from the last meeting: ‘Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk’
The judge won't budge:
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled this morning that he will not lift his earlier ban on the Trump administration using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans.
Back story: The Trump administration tried to deport Venezuelan migrants who they believe are part of a gang to El Salvador. A federal judge blocked this order, starting a battle between the Trump administration and the judge. The administration bypassed the judge’s order and sent the planes to El Salvador. Trump called for the judge to be impeached over the dispute, then Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts basically said Trump and GOP allies pushing for impeachment were out of line.
Boasberg’s argument this morning: He argues the migrants should receive hearings to determine whether they’re part of a gang before their deportations.
DOGE just hit a big roadblock:
A federal judge this morning indefinitely blocked the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to sensitive data from three federal agencies.
- The Department of Education (think: all of the personal information associated with student loans)
- The Department of the Treasury (think: personal data associated with taxes, Social Security, etc.)
- The Office of Personnel Management
Why?: U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman cited the Privacy Act of 1974. At the time, Congress was concerned that a single bureaucrat could instantaneously collect everyone’s personal information.
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