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Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency unit are hitting their first legal roadblocks.

Yesterday, a federal judge temporarily barred Musk's team from accessing

Treasury Department records, including social security numbers. Musk is now calling for the judge's

impeachment. NPR's Luke Garrett reports. The tech magnet turned special government employee is calling a

New York federal judge corrupt for getting in his way. Musk says the Treasury Department agreed to let Doge access their taxpayer data to look out for

waste and fraud. The federal judge temporarily blocked this sharing agreement, saying it risks,

quote, irreparable harm. In a social media post shared by Musk, Vice President J.D. Vance

said, quote, judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power, end quote.

The Constitution establishes three separate but co-equal branches of government, the legislative, executive, and judicial.

This judicial branch is responsible for deciding whether actions taken by people or the government are legal.

A hearing on Doge's access to treasury data is set for this Friday.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been ordered to effectively shut down.

Its new director had instructed workers to stop nearly all work.

Agency staff have now been told the D.C. headquarters is closed.

China's tariffs on some American goods are due to go

into effect tomorrow. They were announced on February 4th, shortly after new U.S. levies of 10% on all

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