Originally, the Trump administration said that Usha Vance, the second lady, and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, ...

The White House confirmed an extraordinary breach of security involving top government officials — including Vice President ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered the government-downsizing team created by U.S. President Donald Trump and spearheaded by ...

Judge Christopher Cooper also said he’s worried the DOGE isn’t keeping its records as required under the law, and he issued a preservation order to the office, officially titled the U.S. DOGE ...

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ...

Judge Christopher Cooper said in an order Monday night that DOGE’s “unprecedented” authority meant it easily fit the definition of an agency under the Freedom of Information Act. The judge ...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and “unprecedented” authority of DOGE, formerly known as the U.S. Digital Service, combined with its “unusual secrecy” warrant the ...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found DOGE exercises substantial authority independently of the president, which makes it covered by FOIA. His finding was rooted in media reports detailing ...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said in his ruling that the public could potentially be “irreparably harmed” by any “indefinite delay” of records requested of DOGE by the public ...

Trump officials have argued that records from the government efficiency initiative fall under the Presidential Records Act, ...