Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency but was skeptical of a request to block DOGE from accessing sensitive data and firing employees at half a dozen federal agencies.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held a hearing on a request from 14…