A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) likely violated the Constitution "in multiple ways.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the agency.

The ruling deals a blow to Elon Musk and one of his earlier efforts to cut back the size of the federal government.