On Wednesday, the newly created House DOGE subcommittee held its first meeting, chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Democratic Congressmember Melanie Stansbury called on Elon Musk to testify before the panel as she blasted Republicans for giving him free rein to dismantle government agencies.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “Inflation is going up. You want to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion. You want to gut Medicare. You want to gut Medicaid. You’re talking about going after Social Security, after promising that you wouldn’t. I mean, really, what the heck is going on here? We’re not trying to take down Elon Musk as a businessman. This dude is literally breaking the law inside of the federal government. And for a party that is supposed to be 'the party of law and order,' in quotes, I really do not see you holding him accountable and doing your most basic constitutional responsibility in the separation of powers.”

In related news, Drop Site News is reporting DOGE has gained access to the financial management system used by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and is attempting to withdraw federal funding that has already been appropriated by Congress.

Separately, Drop Site News reported Wednesday that armored Cybertrucks made by Elon Musk’s company Tesla are expected to win a State Department contract worth $400 million.