Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his team from accessing the US Treasury department’s payments data,

A federal judge in New York granted the 19 states suing over DOGE's access to highly sensitive taxpayer records a temporary restraining order. Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote that the court believed the plaintiffs would face "irreparable harm in the absence of injunctive relief.

Nineteen states argue Elon Musk and his team could jeopardize the security of American's confidential information and could block funding to states.