A swarm of angry House Democrats fearing the Department of Education will be next in line on the chopping block for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency were barred Friday from entering the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.

It is the fourth time this week that Democrat lawmakers reportedly have been blocked from entering a federal agency that has been targeted by DOGE, President Donald Trump’s advisory committee tasked with streamlining the federal government by eliminating fraud and waste.

A group of House Democrats led by Rep. Mark Takano of California were halted by security who “locked” the building doors, a congressional aide told the New York Post. On Thursday, Takano and 95 other House Democrats sent a letter to acting Education Department Secretary Denise Carter requesting an “urgent” meeting regarding reports that “the Trump Administration has plans to illegally dismantle or drastically reduce the Department through Executive Order.”

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