Discussion Thread: Congressional Democrats' News Conferences on USAID and on Musk Access to Treasury Payment Systems

The news conference on USAID is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Eastern, and the one about Elon Musk's access to the US Treasury's payment systems is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. Eastern **News and Analysis** - AP: [USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency](https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2) - CNN: [‘Apocalypse at USAID’ as Musk and Trump work to dismantle agency](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/usaid-washington-workers/index.html) - AP: [Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-treasury-5e26cc80fcb766981cea56afd57ae759) **Live Updates** Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: [ABC](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-second-term-live-updates/?id=118389757), [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/live-blog/trump-canada-mexico-tariffs-live-updates-rcna190371), [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/03/donald-trump-trade-tariffs-eu-mexico-canada-china-us-politics-live), [The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/trumps-first-100-days/5122288-live-updates-trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-musk-usaid/), [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8d90v1m6qvt), [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-presidency-news-02-03-25/index.html) (soft paywall), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2025-02-03/trump-tariffs-live-updates) (soft paywall), [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/03/us/trump-tariffs) (soft paywall), and [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/03/trump-presidency-news/) (soft paywall). **Where to Watch** - C-SPAN: [Rep. Connolly, Sen. Van Hollen, and Others News Conference on USAID](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/rep-connolly-sen-van-hollen-and-others-news-conference-on-usaid/430674) - C-SPAN: [Senators Schumer, Murray, and Others on Musk Access to Payment Systems](https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/senators-schumer-murray-and-others-on-musk-access-to-payment-systems/430673)