Judge sides with TRUMP over Letitia James

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, ending a legal battle with New York Attorney General Letitia James over the broad authority granted to cost-cutting officials investigating Treasury Department payments allegedly riddled with wasteful spending. James, joined by 17 other Democratic attorneys general, had sued to block the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from conducting a sweeping audit of the Treasury’s payment systems. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York dealt a major blow to that effort, lifting the final legal barrier preventing four DOGE employees from carrying out the investigation.