Three Senate Democrats criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what they call a “lack of candor” about what DOGE workers are doing with US payment systems. Follow The Big Take daily podcast wherever you listen.

A U.S. judge clarified on Tuesday that an order restricting billionaire Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort from accessing the Treasury Department's payment systems does not apply to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has called for a judge to be impeached in a row over access to Treasury payment systems.

A federal judge in New York allowed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to access sensitive Treasury Department payments data, even as Elon Musk’s government efficiency team will remain locked out for now.