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As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down

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At least nine federal judges have halted aspects of President Trump ’s early-term blitz.

The trend reached a crescendo Friday when a federal judge blocked a plan by Trump and Elon Musk to put 2,200 USAID employees on leave.

A federal judge in New York blocked Musk and his allies from accessing sensitive Treasury records, citing a risk of improper disclosure.

Federal agencies are being forced to disclose more details about their opaque plans for the workforce.

New lawsuits were filed Thursday and Friday , some taking on DOGE and others taking on Trump ’s orders restricting medical care for transgender people and immigration tactics.

The legal counterattack doesn't appear likely to end anytime soon.

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