“We’ve got to make things hotter,” acknowledged Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), adding that the furor in the party will ultimately be channeled solely at Republicans: “Yes, there are people who are angry at Democrats. … But what I see now is the action is all focused, in the end, in one direction ... stopping the destruction of our democracy.”

Democrats took turns speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate into the early hours of Thursday morning in a show of opposition to President Donald Trump's pick to lead the White House budget office and the new administration's lawless broadside against key federal agencies—an assault led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk.

Senate Democrats are being urged to step up their opposition to President Donald Trump’s shake-up of the U.S. government as alarm over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s invasion of federal agencies shifts over to anger.