February 18, 2025 Circuit court puts final nail in the coffin for Biden's $500B student loan forgiveness plan A federal appeals court in Missouri has issued a final ruling against President Biden's SAVE student loan forgiveness effort.
February 18, 2025 How is a political appointee different from a career federal employee? President Donald Trump is on a mission to slash the federal government's size. Here's all you need to know about political appointees and career government employees.
February 18, 2025 Musk is not DOGE employee, has no more authority than other WH staff, new filing says The Trump White House made clear that Elon Musk is a White House employee and “has no greater authority than other White House advisors," in a late-night Monday filing to the court.
February 18, 2025 Obama-appointed judge who became Trump rival during election interference case overseeing pivotal DOGE hearing U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia Court rose to prominence as a legal foe of President Donald Trump's and is now in charge of a pivotal case involving Elon Musk's DOGE.
February 17, 2025 DOGE victory: Federal judge declined to halt its access to federal agency data Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ correspondent Alexandria Hoff gives an update on where state lawsuits stand against DOGE's access to federal data on 'Special Report.'
February 17, 2025 Judge rules against federal employees suing Trump admin for privacy concerns A federal judge has ruled against federal employees who sued the Trump administration over privacy and security concerns around a government workforce email distribution system.
February 17, 2025 Jarrett says Trump admin will prevail against 'nonsense' legal challenges to Elon Musk, DOGE team's authority Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ legal analyst Gregg Jarrett criticized Democratic attorneys general for suing DOGE, with Musk arguing, 'their lawsuits make it look like they favor financial abuse.'
February 16, 2025 Trump admin seeks permission to fire head of the Office of Special Counsel The Trump administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court with hopes of getting permission to fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel.
February 16, 2025 Trump nominates judge to serve as next US attorney for Southern District of Florida President Trump made three announcements for nominations and appointments on Sunday, including Judge Jason Reding Quiñones for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
February 15, 2025 DOGE scores big court win, allowed access data on 3 federal agencies A federal judge in Washington on Friday handed Elon Musk's government efficiency team a win by declining a request to temporarily block it from accessing sensitive data from at least three federal agencies.