Democratic Congressmembers Judy Chu and Gwen Moore confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday, showing up at his office during his meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to demand answers on Elon Musk’s team gaining access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. The lawmakers say Johnson “hid” Scott Bessent from them.

In the Senate, Hawaii Democrat Brian Schatz led an overnight filibuster against the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to head the Office of Management and Budget.

Sen. Brian Schatz: “All of us — Democrats, Republicans, independents; the media, which is so damn casual about what is happening — we have to understand that when you’re in the middle of the fight, you’re not sure if this is a historic moment. When you read about it in the past, you can identify that historic moment. When you observe it in a faraway place with a hard-to-pronounce name, you can identify what’s happening: creeping fascism.”