the Treasury Department

noun

: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money

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In response to a separate lawsuit by labor unions, the Treasury Department agreed earlier this week not to give DOGE access to its payment systems while a judge considers allegations that Musk illegally searched them. —

Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 James is also leading a new lawsuit against Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for its access to sensitive payment systems in the Treasury Department. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025 So, this is the case brought by 19 states attorneys general – attorney generals, Democrats all, challenging Musk and Trump and the DOGE guys going into the crown jewels of the Treasury Department, the checking account of the American government. —

ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025 Just this morning a federal judge in New York issued an order that Musk couldn’t go into the Treasury Department. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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