White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt raised eyebrows during a briefing Wednesday when she said Elon Musk is self-policing potential conflicts of interest that may arise between his business empire and his role in running the non-official Department of Government Efficiency, which is seeking to slash public spending.

The party has struggled with how to respond to President Trump’s aggressive efforts to remake the federal bureaucracy and other controversies.

Chairman James Comer and Democrat Rep. Melanie Stansbury argued over a resolution to subpoena Elon Musk to discuss his actions as head of the "Department of Government Efficiency" during an Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday on "government efficiency.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is a vocal critic of Elon Musk, the unelected billionaire running the Department of Government and Efficiency (DOGE) for President Donald Trump.

Beattie, a conservative journalist and influential figure in MAGA-land, has previous As Elon Musk continues to dismantle government agencies, threaten workers with layoffs and gain access to government data,