Democrats are railing against Elon Musk’s efforts to gut federal agencies and recent access to the federal government’s payment system.

To be clear: It’s not that I was wrong about the conflicts of interest Musk would be subject to — there is virtually nothing in government that doesn’t affect Musk’s businesses, which span electric vehicles, robotics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, social media, biotech, satellite comms and road infrastructure.

For the first time in weeks, it looks like Democrats are summoning something passing for a plan to counter the unapologetic chaos radiating from the reinstalled administration of President Donald Trump.

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing