A protester demands to know why Congress has not taken action against Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for their efforts to radically shrink the federal government, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 17, 2025. Thousands of federal employees have been fired and entire agencies shuttered, including U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)

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