A federal judge on Friday declined to block Elon Musk's government cost-cutting department from accessing the U.S. Department of Labor's systems, an initial setback for the government employee unions resisting his efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy.

The Trump administration asked a federal judge late Sunday to immediately dissolve his order barring Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associates from accessing Treasury Department information—the latest in a slew of legal actions as Democrats and others fight President Donald Trump and cost-cutting czar Musk in court.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's government efficiency team has been temporarily blocked from accessing certain government systems, according to a federal judge's ruling on Saturday.