Democratic members of Congress hold a news conference outside the Department of Education and oppose President Donald Trump's plan to abolish it. They confronted security denying them access to the building.

A group of House and Senate Democrats said they were denied access to the Environmental Protection Agency 's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Why it matters: It is the third time this week that Democratic lawmakers were blocked from an agency that has been targeted by President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Democratic members of Congress on Thursday unsuccessfully tried to meet with EPA officials over frozen funds and proposed cuts, warning that Elon Musk’s promised reductions could undermine the agency’s ability to safeguard the nation’s air and water.

A group of Congressional Democrats said they were denied entry to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after attempting to meet with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials and the agency’s administrator,