A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the US Agency for International Development. The lawsuit was among of the first filed against Musk himself. It argued that DOGE's actions were unconstitutional because he was wielding significant power without being elected or Senate approved.

A lower court judge agreed, but the three-judge appeals court panel sided with the Trump administration on Friday, at least for now. It found that while DOGE played a part in the dismantling of USAID, the cuts were approved by government officials. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that social-media posts like Musk's declaration that he 'fed USAID into the wood chipper" didn't legally prove he was making the orders.