A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, widely known as DOGE, unlawfully used race, gender, and other protected characteristics to carry out sweeping cuts to National Endowment. According to ABC News, it stems from the Humanities grants, blocking one of the Trump administration's most controversial federal funding crackdowns. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon issued a forceful 143 page ruling Thursday, declaring DOGE's review process unconstitutional and permanently barring the administration.