As U.S. lawmakers wrangle over spending legislation, here’s how some key government functions would be affected by a shutdown.

In other words, while Musk has publicly advocated for reductions to federal spending in the trillions, there was no explicit evidence of him saying he wants to cut Social Security benefits, specifically, or tangible proof of him working towards that alleged objective, as of this writing.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk likely won't receive top security clearances — even though roughly 400 staffers at his rocket company already have those permissions. As the Wall Street Journal reports, SpaceX lawyers advised executives not to attempt to secure higher security clearances for the mercurial CEO since that would force him to disclose information about his frequent contacts with foreign nationals,