New York Times: Senate Democrats Demand Clarity About Musk’s Efforts at Education Dept.

Senate Democrats demanded answers from the Education Department on Thursday about the scope of Elon Musk’s data collection efforts at the agency, which appears to be a focus of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiative.

The letter, by a coalition of 15 lawmakers, reflected growing concern about the aggressive incursions that members of Mr. Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency have made into an array of federal agencies, including the Education Department.

It came as the White House has been discussing the possibility of issuing an executive order to effectively shut down the Education Department, according to people familiar with the conversations.

Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader; and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland were among those urging for clarity on whether members of Mr. Musk’s team had sought confidential data on students. Such information could be as granular as demographic, financial and family details given what the department routinely collects in its work to disburse student aid.

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