Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson over Elon Musk’s team allegedly gaining access to a Treasury payment system. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had reportedly granted Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency “read-only” access, sparking Democratic backlash. The White House confirmed Musk as a special government employee but was unclear on his security clearance. Separately, Musk pledged to retrieve two NASA astronauts stranded in space, blaming the Biden administration for delays. SpaceX had been set to bring them back, but scheduling issues pushed the mission to March or April. Meanwhile, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, initially appointed alongside Musk to lead DOGE, withdrew to run for Ohio governor. However, this story appears largely fictional.
