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Tuesday, February 11

1st Circuit denies Trump’s request to block court order halting funding freeze
* The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied ([link removed]) a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to block a lower court order halting Trump’s federal funding freeze while litigation is ongoing.

CISA puts election staff on administrative leave
* In a move that could jeopardize U.S. election security at the state level, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency put ([link removed]) employees tasked with securing elections from foreign threats on administrative leave.

Elon Musk hollows government so Trump can refill it
* Trump is not using Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut the size of the government as many may think. Trump is actually using Musk to eliminate the nonpartisan employees so he can fill the roles with political cronies and loyalists, Marc wrote ([link removed]) in a new piece.

The latest on lawsuits filed to block DOGE from accessing information
* In a lawsuit challenging DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems, the court modified ([link removed]) its order to clarify that the Treasury secretary and other senior Senate-confirmed Treasury employees can access the system. Musk's access remains blocked.
* A federal court in Washington D.C. will hear ([link removed]) a lawsuit from undergraduate students in the University of California system seeking to block the Department of Education from granting DOGE access to sensitive student loan data.

Vermont judge dismisses lawsuit challenging local noncitizen voting
* In a victory for voters, a Vermont state judge dismissed ([link removed]) a lawsuit from the right-wing group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, which challenged a Burlington city law allowing noncitizens who are U.S. legal residents to vote in local elections.

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