On February 8, New York Federal Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a temporary restraining order restricting DOGE from accessing the Treasury Department's payment system. This sparked a furious response from Musk, who suggested Engelmayer should face impeachment.

Meme coins have been struggling in January, with Pepe (PEPE) and Dogecoin (DOGE) falling below critical support levels. However, as the market stabilized,

Some parts of the U.S. military are preparing lists of weapons programs they have long wanted to cancel in a bid to get ahead of what could be drastic cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency,