Top Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump administration reveal whether its federal hiring freeze has impacted national security operations, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Democrats on Capitol Hill are still trying to wrap their arms around the extent of President Trump's cuts into federal agencies in the opening weeks of his second term.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Thursday that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are now examining the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), warning against access to U.S. taxpayer data.

Well, Elon Musk's cost cutting blitz across the federal government has riled up Democrats and made him what they're calling a "super villain" in their eyes. While a few Republicans and several federal judges have pushed back against DOGE's more aggressive moves,

In one survey, Rasmussen found that 55% of voters believe Democrats should work with Trump. Another 36% said Democrats should resist “in every way possible.”

The letter to the White House chief of staff and counsel notes that some of billionaire Elon Musk’s actions via DOGE “may be illegal or unconstitutional.”

DOGE is failing on its own terms] “They’re trying to have it both ways—cheering those who are doing this work for DOGE while not having their name on the actual bills,” former Representative Bob Good of Virginia told me.