The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily paused judicial orders requiring the Department of Government Efficiency, established by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by his billionaire adviser Elon Musk,

The Trump administration argues DOGE is a presidential advisory body so is exempt from the nation's premier public disclosure law.

The Supreme Court ruled for Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, upholding/discarding limits on the president’s power to fire agency officials.

The provision would bar courts from enforcing contempt citations for violations of injunctions or temporary restraining orders unless a bond has been paid.

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to halt lower court rulings voiding removals of members from two labor boards.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic members of federal labor boards to remain in effect while their legal challenges proceed in a dispute that tests his power over independent government agencies.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.

Immigration lawyer Jodi Goodwin said her Venezuelan clients for years held onto the idea that their status in the US was stable. They had work permits and paid taxes under a US humanitarian program that offered refuge from turmoil back home.