Courtrooms across the country are hearing challenges to President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to shrink the federal government.

White House correspondent Laura Barone Lopez is here with the latest as the administration defends itself in five separate cases.

So Laura, bring us up to speed. How did the courts rule in some of these hearings today?

There were nonstop court actions today, Jeff.

So to start off, one federal judge extended a restraining order against Doge.

That's that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk,

barring them from accessing treasury payment system.

So that restraining order is extended.

There was another lawsuit where the

Consumer Financial Bureau essentially was told that they don't have to delete. It was trying to prevent

their full-on dismantling, which is being done by Elon Musk and other Trump administration officials.

And the judge said that no CFPB employees could be fired.

And another case brought by eight fired inspectors general,

the judge said that they would not issue any emergency action

to reinstate those inspectors general,

and that that case is going to be ongoing.

Then in a case challenging Elon Musk and Doge's entire

operation, another federal judge asked for more specifics and said that they would rule at a later

date. All of that is happening, Jeff, as Doge is growing its numbers. I was told by a source

familiar with the situation that billionaire Joseph Gebia, the Airbnb co-founder, is joining

the efforts at Doge with Elon Musk, and he was at the Office of Personnel Management today

being onboarded.

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