Trump and the Supreme Court throw DOGE—Department of Government Efficiency—into 2025’s legal spotlight, blocking a 1-group FOIA lawsuit. Solicitor General Sauer insists DOGE, a shadowy White House advisory body, is exempt as watchdogs howl for records and CREW calls it “no oversight.”

Legal wrangling over DOGE secrecy hit fever pitch after the D.C. court’s May order. CREW’s 1 lawsuit demands transparency, but DOGE—packed with unidentified actors—defies requests. High-volume FOIA exemption battles now swirl around the White House’s most mysterious agency, leaving transparency in the doghouse.

DOGE’s true member count and roles remain classified, with CREW alleging “major government functions” handled by nearly invisible operatives.