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.

The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.

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.

Mike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk attacked it.

Elon Musk is suddenly very eager to distance himself from a potential government shutdown after he helped tank a bipartisan continuing-resolution deal on Thursday. After assuring users of his social media platform X that a shutdown really wouldn’t be that big of a problem and backing a shutdown over allowing the bipartisan deal to pass,

Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have raged against the bill while the president-elect remained silent until the final hour

Lawmakers in the United Kingdom are wrestling with a decision to fast-track legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in national elections after far-right leader Nigel Farage suggested that Elon Musk could donate to his once-fringe right-wing party,

Joe Biden has faded from national leadership as Donald Trump and his allies, including Elon Musk, act as though they’re already in charge. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined last night to discuss this and how a government shutdown came to be on the table.

Amid the US shutdown crisis, Elon Musk emerged as a powerful influencer, collaborating with President Trump to shape a bipartisan funding bill.