US judge declines to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Department systems

The temporary ruling by U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington, D.C. is the first step in a lawsuit against the Labor Department by one of the largest U.S. labor unions, which alleges Musk could obtain sensitive information about investigations into his own companies and competitors by accessing government computer systems. President Donald Trump has deputized Musk, the world's richest person and owner of electric vehicle company Tesla , space technology company SpaceX and other companies,