The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether the public can use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records showing how President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency operated and interacted with federal agencies. The case follows lower-court rulings that allowed the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, to seek records about DOGE. The Trump administration asked the justices to review those decisions. CREW filed a broad records request shortly after Trump announced DOGE, seeking information about the initiative’s structure and its contacts with agencies. The administration says DOGE, which was housed in the Executive Office of the President, only made recommendations to agency leaders and did not decide which programs to cut or employees to dismiss. On that basis, it argues DOGE is not subject to FOIA. Critics have alleged that DOGE personnel went beyond offering advice and, in some instances, directed agency actions. The requested records could shed light on the extent of DOGE’s influence over decisions affecting federal programs and staffing. The Supreme Court’s decision will address whether the lower-court rulings requiring access to the records can stand. The justices have not yet resolved the dispute over DOGE’s role or the records CREW may ultimately obtain.