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The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, may have taken sensitive data from the National Labor Relations Board and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower disclosure obtained by NPR. DOGE has aggressively sought access to government data and computer systems since the start of President Trump's second term. The NLRB is a small independent agency that investigates unfair labor practice complaints.

• The whistleblower, Daniel Berulis, says that DOGE requested the highest-level access when they arrived. After that, he saw a big spike in data leaving the agency. Berulis tells NPR's Jenna McLaughlin that security monitoring tools were cut off and records were deleted. Some ongoing NLRB cases involve Musk's companies, which has worried legal experts. Musk has said he would recuse himself from anything involving his companies. If he obtained access to NLRB information, it could give him a leg up in court. McLaughlin says there have been over a dozen work cases of government witnesses outlining DOGE's mishandling of sensitive data at agencies like the Treasury Department and the IRS.
• Check out these five takeaways from NPR's findings about the whistleblower's report.

The Trump administration yesterday froze over $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and...

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