Dems set to go after Hegseth, Musk following midterms rout

Less than a week after the Democrats' sweeping mid-term victory, plans for a reckoning with the Trump administration are already underway. On Sunday, senior Democrats signalled their intention to go after top figures in the president's inner circle. Chief among their targets, Pete Hegseth, a key architect of the Iran war. The so-called Secretary of Defense has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe. Pete Hegseth has got to go. The comments sparked a defiant response in the Republican corner. The U.S. president dug his heels in over Hegseth. Secretary Hegseth, sir, what do you say to Republicans tonight's court? While Attorney General Todd Blanch said he was ready for a fight over the planned congressional probes. You have incoming leaders doing nothing but talking about going after existing members, going after companies, and that's something that, as Attorney General, we cannot tolerate, if these threats telling our people to lawyer up. If that's what these new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready. And if you work in this administration, you have a lawyer. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, U.S. Representative Robert Garcia of California also took aim at tech billionaire Elon Musk and his involvement in the Department of Government Efficiencies firing of federal workers last year. Along with Senator Elizabeth Warren, he is set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking Committees. And both have vowed aggressive scrutiny when they take office in January.