Michelle Martin

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

Is the administration defying the Supreme Court? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board tells NPR that after Doge, Elon Musk's cost-cutting group, gained access to their servers, records were deleted and security tools were deactivated.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

The Trump administration has accused Kilmar Abrego-Garcia of being a gang member. His attorney says that is not true and there's been no evidence presented publicly to support that. The Salvadoran president was in the Oval Office yesterday meeting with President Trump.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

Since President Trump took office again, members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, that's that ad hoc cost-cutting group led by Elon Musk, have aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems.

We're joined now by NPR's Jenna McLaughlin, who covers cybersecurity. Good morning, Jenna. Good morning, Michelle. So what sort of things did the whistleblower see that made him want to come forward?

We're joined now by NPR's Jenna McLaughlin, who covers cybersecurity. Good morning, Jenna. Good morning, Michelle. So what sort of things did the whistleblower see that made him want to come forward?

We're joined now by NPR's Jenna McLaughlin, who covers cybersecurity. Good morning, Jenna. Good morning, Michelle. So what sort of things did the whistleblower see that made him want to come forward?

Let's back up for a second. For people who don't know, what is the National Labor Relations Board, or the NLRB, and what does it do, and why is the data that it holds sensitive?

Let's back up for a second. For people who don't know, what is the National Labor Relations Board, or the NLRB, and what does it do, and why is the data that it holds sensitive?

Let's back up for a second. For people who don't know, what is the National Labor Relations Board, or the NLRB, and what does it do, and why is the data that it holds sensitive?

So this Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is led by Elon Musk. Does he fit into the story?

So this Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is led by Elon Musk. Does he fit into the story?

So this Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is led by Elon Musk. Does he fit into the story?

Do we have any evidence that Doge is acting this way in other parts of the federal government?

Do we have any evidence that Doge is acting this way in other parts of the federal government?