A federal judge ordered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to hand over documents and answer questions about their plans to trim federal agencies. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said in her order on Wednesday that Musk and DOGE have to comply with the discovery request in three weeks.

Since McLaurine Pinover became the Office of Personnel Management’s director of communications, she’s been one of the highest profile defenders of Elon Musk and DOGE’s most unpopular moves to the media.

Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator for up-and-coming engineers and a proving ground for his inner circle. That universe — an ecosystem of Silicon Valley tech titans,

Wondering if you are going to get a $5,000 check from DOGE? Here's an update on what stimulus check is about and if you qualify

The checks would only go to Americans who are net-income taxpayers, according to the proposal. NBC News reported that this means low-income households may not benefit from the possible payments.

With the conversation turning to a spending bill to fund the government, some Americans may be wondering what that means for the proposed $5,000 DOGE check, meant to be funded with savings from the Department of Government Efficiency and sent to taxpayers as a dividend.