A judge on Tuesday declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department from directing firings of federal workers or accessing databases, but said the case raises questions about Musk's apparent unchecked authority as a top deputy to President Donald Trump.

A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon temporarily reinstated a Democratic member of the Merit Systems Protection Board who President Donald Trump removed, which could have implications for recently fired federal employees who decide to challenge their terminations.

Unnamed government employees suffered a setback in their legal efforts to stop the White House from emailing executive branch employees. On Monday, a