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Trump Brushes Off ‘President Musk’ Jabs As Critics Claim Elon Musk Controls Washington After Government Shutdown Fight
Republicans ditched their original government spending plan last week after heavy criticism from Musk and later Trump.
Elon Musk’s government shutdown? Here’s what it means for TSA, IPOs and Social Security.
As U.S. lawmakers wrangle over spending legislation, here’s how some key government functions would be affected by a shutdown.
Elon Musk or Donald Trump? After government shutdown fiasco, it’s an open question of which one is in charge
After Congress averted a government shutdown with a last-minute deal, it’s become a serious question: who runs the GOP, Donald Trump or Elon Musk? While Trump is about to be sworn in for his second term,
How Elon Musk essentially killed congressional bill preventing government shutdown
Elon Musk led a fight on social media against a congressional bill preventing government shutdown. Here's what to know about the now dead bill.
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms
The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.
Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown
Mike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk attacked it.
Donald Trump backs government ‘shutdown’ after Elon Musk sinks Republican spending bill
Donald Trump has said he backs a government shutdown after he and Elon Musk sank a spending bill with just 48 hours to go before the deadline.
Trump, Musk co-losers as united Democrats prevent government shutdown
After a day of upheaval and chaos triggered by a random outburst from Elon Musk, echoed by Donald Trump, that led to the humiliation of the Republican Party and its supposed leader in the House, Mike Johnson,
Elon Musk emerges as power player amid US government shutdown crisis
Amid the US shutdown crisis, Elon Musk emerged as a powerful influencer, collaborating with President Trump to shape a bipartisan funding bill.
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: ‘He's not going to be president'
After Musk helped tank a bipartisan bill to fund the government, Trump told conservative activists that he hadn't "ceded the ...
Rep. Connolly: 'Unelected billionaire' Elon Musk's shutdown chaos exposed Trump's 'weakness'
Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after defeating AOC in the race to ...
Shutdown Averted! Even Elon Musk On Board As GOP Interim Spending Bill Passed With Bipartisan Support To Keep Government Open – Update
CNN and MSNBC have introduced countdown clocks as the U.S. government heads for a shutdown at midnight tonight, as ...
Senators lament Elon Musk’s influence and say shutdown would have been avoided if he ‘kept his mouth shut’
That’s the kind of s*** you run into when you started listening to people who aren’t elected,’ one Democratic senator tells ...
How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill, bringing on risk of shutdown
"My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk." ...
Mike Johnson Asked Elon Musk If He Wants to Be Speaker of the House
The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.
Elon Musk feuds with ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann in X post smackdown: 'F--- you fascist'
Billionaire Elon Musk sparred with ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann this week in a nasty spat on social media platform X after Musk helped tank an initial government spending bill.
‘It feels like Elon Musk is our prime minister’: The fallout from the funding debacle
Democrats are increasingly calling into question the level of influence Elon Musk has over President-elect Donald Trump's ...