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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has denied a request to temporarily bar individuals associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive student loan records maintained by the Department of Education.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss determined that the risk of harm from DOGE’s access to the records was “far from likely” and denied a request for a temporary restraining order made by the University of California Student Association.

The decision is yet another legal win for DOGE following a Friday decision allowing it to access sensitive records at the Department of Labor, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Health and Human Services.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous and Arthur Jones II

A U.S. foreign service officer deployed overseas blamed President Donald Trump administration's "cruel and harmful shutdown" of USAID for threatening the lives of his pregnant wife and unborn child, according to court documents filed Monday night.

Identified in an affidavit only as Terry Doe, the foreign service officer explained in vivid detail how the emotional strain, financial burden and logistical hurdles brought on by the administration's "rushed, haphazard" attempt to dismantle the aid agency left him and his wife in a "life-threatening emergency."

After a local physician and the embassy's medical unit advised her to be medically evacuated out of the country, Doe continued, the State Department twice refused Doe's request, along "with a message stating that 'there is no USAID funding for medivacs.'"

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As its influence within the federal government grows daily, one question routinely emerges about the Department of Government Efficiency: Who is in charge? That answer continues to evade the lawyers tasked with defending President Donald Trump's administration in court.

In an affidavit filed in federal court on Tuesday, a White House official clarified that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly formed entity -- seemingly contradicting public statements by Trump. Since announcing DOGE in December 2024, he has routinely referred to Musk as its leader.

However, according to Office of Administration Director Joshua Fischer, Musk is a “non career special government employee” who serves as a senior adviser to the president. The filing compared Musk’s role to that of Anita Dunn, a longtime political advisor who served as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden.

The filing did not provide any information about who oversees DOGE, other than ruling out Musk.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

The Department of Homeland Security launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign on Tuesday directed at those who try and come to the United States illegally, saying: Don’t try it.

There are two versions of the ad, according to the DHS. One is set to run domestically, and the other is set to run internationally.

The domestic version of the ad has DHS Secretary Kristi Noem praising President Donald Trump for “securing the border.”

“President Trump has a clear message: If you are here illegally, we will find you and deport you. You will never return. But if you leave now, you may have an opportunity to return and enjoy our freedom and live the American Dream,” Noem said in the ad set to run in the U.S. “If you are a criminal alien considering entering America illegally: Don’t even think about it. If you come here and break our laws, we will hunt you down.”

The international version of the ad warns those who try and enter illegally will be “caught and removed.”

-ABC News' Luke Barr