Musk and Doge’s USAid shutdown likely violated US constitution, judge rules
Mar 18, 2025
Judge halts efforts to fire USAid workers, a major setback in administration’s attempts to bulldoze federal governmentNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk and the so-called “department of g
overnment efficiency” (Doge) likely violated the US constitution by shutting down USAid, ordering the Trump administration to reverse some of the actions it took to dismantle the agency.The decision by US district judge Theodore Chuang was sweeping in its scope and marked a major setback for the administration’s signature takedown in its effort to bulldoze through the federal government. Continue reading... ...read more read less