Members of Congress who spoke at Wednesday’s rally said an upcoming government funding deadline could be an opportunity to stifle Trump’s plans to weaken federal agencies.

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.