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Evening Report — Supreme Court drawn into DOGE battles
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TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS
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Supreme Court drawn into DOGE battles
THE SUPREME COURT is wading into the battles around the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as the myriad legal challenges to Elon Musk's government reduction efforts wind their way through the courts.
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delayed an order for the Trump administration to unfreeze about $2 billion in foreign aid.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali had accused the Trump administration of ignoring his ruling to resume foreign aid payments, but the administration argued it could not feasibly resume payments on the judge’s timeline.
The pause will last until the Supreme Court decides on Ali’s ruling. Both parties must respond in court by Friday.
It’s the first time the Supreme Court has intervened in the scores of court battles unfolding around DOGE’s brash moves to slash federal spending and gut the federal workforce.
The Department of Justice is also asking the Supreme Court to intervene in its firing of a government whistleblower office head.
And Politico reports that a federal judge has ordered DOGE officials to testify under oath about allegations they improperly accessed sensitive government databases.
“They’re itching for a fight with the courts over how far the executive can go on this type of thing,” former White House chief of staff and NewsNation contributor Mick Mulvaney told NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
USAID CUTS IN THE CROSSHAIRS
The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and freeze foreign aid are among the most controversial early moves made by DOGE.
The Associated Press obtained an internal Trump administration memo detailing plans to eliminate more than 90 percent of USAID’s foreign contracts, as well as about $60 billion in global aid.
Musk acknowledged at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday that the administration’s move-fast-break-things style would result in some errors, which he promised to address quickly.
The latest:
• Musk is urging retired air traffic controllers to come back to the workforce after the administration fired hundreds of workers at the Federal Aviation Administration.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democratic lawmakers.
Republican senators vented their concerns about Musk in a private meeting with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Wednesday.
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Jerry Moran (Kan.) is eager to determine whether the 2,400 probationary VA employees who were fired will impact services for veterans.
“We’ve been reassured that it doesn’t affect direct care, but we’re looking for more information. … We haven’t gotten everything that we’ve wanted,” © The Hill
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