A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the agency likely violated the U.

A federal judge ruled that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency likely violated the Constitution and blocked further cuts.

A federal judge has ordered DOGE to reinstate system access to USAID employees and not take action regarding the aid agency without approval from a legally authorized USAID official.