A group of House and Senate Democrats who attempted to access the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday were denied entry. Why it matters: It's likely the first physical standoff between congressional Democrats and the second Trump administration — though it may not be the last as Democrats ratchet up their resistance to the new president.

Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development were told the agency’s main building in Washington was closed on Monday and they should work from home. The email came early Monday morning, soon after tech mogul and President Donald Trump ally Elon Musk said he had spoken to the president, who agreed to close down the agency.

Four Maryland lawmakers were among those turned away from the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters after speaking out in protest of billionaire Elon Musk’s announcement that