Congressional Democrats were barred from entering the Department of Education’s headquarters on Friday morning as they tried investigate billionaire Elon Musk’s “DOGE” takeover of sensitive data within.

“They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education,” Frost wrote in another post to Bluesky. “This is an authoritarian regime.”

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    6 hours ago

    Not sure how it’s legal to bar a congressmember from most government buildings. Perhaps they should bring an armed military person or two with them the next time they come for a visit.