WASHINGTON — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans.
In a letter to the acting education secretary, a group of Democrats is seeking to intervene as DOGE gains increasing access to student loan databases and other systems. Democrats fear it could lay the groundwork for a takeover akin to Musk’s attempt to close the U.S. Agency for International Development. The letter demanded details about DOGE’s work and vowed to fight any attempt to close the Education Department.
Democrats including California Rep. Mark Takano planned to show up at the department’s Washington headquarters on Friday and demand a meeting with leaders appointed by President Donald Trump.
The department has been in turmoil as…
