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.
A government shutdown looked unlikely. Then Elon Musk took to X.
In a show of power, the head of the “Department of Government Efficiency” pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson to scrap a compromise spending bill.
Elon Musk bashes Congress' government funding bill
Speaker Mike Johnson said he spoke to Musk about his displeasure last night, though the DOGE co-head said on X that the bill shouldn't pass.
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy want Congress to reject deal that would prevent government shutdown
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are urging lawmakers not to pass a government funding extension that would prevent a major shutdown at the end of the week. "This bill should not pass," Musk wrote on X Wednesday morning.
Donald Trump Sides With Elon Musk Against Mike Johnson Over Spending Bill
President-elect Donald Trump has sided with Elon Musk in his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson 's bill to temporarily fund the government. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance criticized the bill in a statement posted to Vance's X (formerly Twitter) account Wednesday afternoon.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump hit out at Republicans over spending bill
Elon Musk has called for Republicans who support a funding resolution in Congress to be voted out of office, in a major clash on Capitol Hill nearly a month before Donald Trump takes office.
Trump ally Elon Musk amps up efforts to torpedo spending bill
The spending deal was met with swift backlash from conservatives in the House, with many Republicans lamenting the bill for including large amounts of spending. Musk, a close advisor of President-elect Donald Trump, tried to torpedo the bill starting early Wednesday morning in a flurry of posts to social media platform X.
Elon Musk fueled backlash to spending plan with false and misleading claims
A bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown collapsed Wednesday amid a sustained campaign against the package led by billionaire Elon Musk — one featuring a series of false and misleading statements.
Elon Musk and House GOP rebels blast government spending bill
The House steamed toward a tense vote Wednesday to put off a looming government shutdown, even as Republicans threatened to rebel against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed spending bill. Scrambling to keep the federal government open past a midnight Saturday deadline,
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump opposes a short-term bill or CR to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, throwing Congress into chaos days before the deadline.
Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal
The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown.
What Elon Musk Might Do as a Co-Leader of Donald Trump’s Proposed DOGE Panel
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New Watchdog Group Seeks Records About Efficiency Department’s Talks With Agencies
State Democracy Defenders Fund, founded by a former ethics official from the Obama Administration, asked 16 federal agencies ...
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency Can—and Should—Tackle Medicare and Social Security
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Elon Musk brings Trump's government efficiency push to Capitol Hill
Billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met on Thursday with Republican lawmakers whose ...
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What Should Catholics Make of Elon Musk?
“Thanks to Elon Musk, Catholics can once again proclaim on social media the basic truth that men are men and women are women, ...
Elizabeth Warren Challenges Trump on Ethics Rules for Elon Musk
Progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren challenged Donald Trump to set ethics guardrails to control a “massive conflict of ...