House Democrats made an unsuccessful long-shot attempt Wednesday to subpoena billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk to testify about his efforts to radically reshape the federal government. Why it matters: It's a stark demonstration of the strict limits on Democrats' power to serve as a check on the Trump administration as the minority party in Congress.

Elon Musk seems to have Democrats right where he wants them: Warring with each other. The internet piled on Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) earlier Wednesday after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee fell a couple votes shy of subpoenaing Musk,