Democrats Try to Enter Treasury Building Over DOGE Access

WASHINGTON—Congressional Democrats tried to gain entry to the Treasury Building, saying they wanted to provide oversight after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gained access to the Treasury’s federal payments system. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and other top Democrats spoke at a rally after the would-be oversight squad, led by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.), attempted to gain access to the building’s grounds at a gate. The Secret Service rebuffed them. The Feb. 4 incident, which came amid reassurances from the Treasury Department to lawmakers that staffers have “read-only access,” looked a lot like a similar rally outside the foreign aid agency USAID by Democrats on Feb. 3. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers the agency will be subject to reorganization, and its website has been shut down....