Summary
House Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to subpoena Elon Musk over his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its sweeping changes to federal agencies.
Democrats questioned Musk’s authority to restructure agencies, fire employees, and access federal databases. Musk, classified as a “special government employee,” has led controversial initiatives, including federal employee buyouts.
Republicans argued Democrats could have invited Musk voluntarily, while Chair James Comer defended DOGE’s actions as necessary reform.
No one elected Musk, he wasn’t even particularly involved in the early stages of the election, and giving him a new gov department which apparently has enormous power in the executive branch is like how to spot a Banana Republic 101