Overview

• The Supreme Court reversed Judge Illston’s May block, clearing the path for Trump’s federal workforce cuts to restart.
• The February executive order established the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk’s input to slash payrolls and shutter designated agencies without congressional approval.
• Unions, civil rights groups and local governments sued to block the plan, accusing DOGE of hiding its cost-cutting strategy from workers and legislators.
• The initiative could put hundreds of thousands of federal roles at risk, including staff at USAID, though the total number of dismissals to date is unclear.
• Lower courts will continue hearing challenges over the bounds of presidential power to unilaterally restructure federal agencies.