Staffers of the US Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been given broad latitude to investigate the federal government

A coalition of unions is suing to block billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE cost-cutting operation from accessing the highly-sensitive Treasury payment system that handles Social Security, Medicaid and other government operations

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington contends that Musk's staffers are using the system in violation of several privacy laws and other statutes that govern who can access the network

"Granting DOGE-affiliated individuals full, continuous, and ongoing access to that information for an unspecified period of time means that retirees, taxpayers, federal employees, companies, and other individuals from all walks of life have no assurance that their information will receive the protection that federal law affords" the lawsuit alleges, seeking a restraining order keeping them out of the system

The No. 2 Senate Republican is fine with cutting USAID. But others are not so sure

"I think it's appropriate for the president and the administration want to hold them accountable and make sure taxpayer money is used wisely," said Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the GOP whip

But another Republican exiting the weekly leadership meeting wanted more information about Musk's ability to simply move into government agencies and undo funding that was already approved by Congress

"What's happened in the last 48 hours, I'm still trying to be able to figure out as well what's fact and fiction," said Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma