02/06/2025 --benzinga
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is among the first Republican lawmakers to openly express concerns over the growing influence of billionaire Elon Musk within the Trump administration and across federal agencies."There's no doubt that the president appears to have empowered Elon Musk far beyond what I think is appropriate," she told reporters Wednesday. "I think a lot of it is going to end up in court," she said, according to The Hill.She's got that right. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee tried and failed to subpoena Musk on Wednesday in a surprise attempt to get him to testify about his efforts to reshape the federal government. Musk was appointed by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, though ...Full story available on Benzinga.com