GOP Senator Praises Musk for Posting About Spending Bill 75 Times So Lawmakers ‘Know’ What’s in It
A top Republican has slammed accusations that Elon Musk has transformed himself into the GOP’s éminence grise, insisting the tech-bro billionaire is a force for “transparency” just days after the SpaceX founder’s legislative meddling almost resulted in a federal shutdown.
Elon Musk Gives Mike Johnson Sigh of Relief by Endorsing New Spending Bill
Elon Musk voiced support for GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson 's latest spending bill on Friday, giving him a sigh of relief just hours before a government shutdown could begin. "This is great," Musk wrote in a post to X, responding to a separate post outlining some of the measures in the new spending bill.
Here's what's in the spending bill that's drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy
Congressional leadership on Wednesday unveiled legislation to punt the government funding deadline down the road, but that bill was pronounced dead only hours after it was revealed.
Congress grows weary of Elon Musk’s meddling as spending bill crisis unfolds
Elon Musk's pressure campaign against Congress hit a snag after he pushed House GOP leadership to scrap a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown.
Elon Musk helps sink spending bill
Strategists and some legislators have suggested Musk is holding the reins of government instead of Trump, following a series of his posts on his social platform X worked to tank the funding bill that would have kept the government open until March.
Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X
President-elect Donald Trump, after rejecting House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown, worked the phones on Thursday, showing wavering confidence in Johnson and claiming he is aligned with billionaire Elon Musk, who first posted multiple calls to kill the GOP-brokered spending deal.
Elon Musk needs a ‘compelling argument in order to sway me,’ on latest funding bill: GOP lawmaker
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) says he will vote for either of the two options outlined by House Republicans to keep government open. He also responds to Elon Musk’s reaction to the latest funding proposals.
GOP Rep Declares Elon Musk is America’s ‘Prime Minister’
A top Republican lawmaker appears in desperate need of a lesson about how prime ministerial appointments, or even the basic principles of democracy, are actually supposed to work. Speaking with CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday,
‘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 decision-making. Some lawmakers said Sunday they believe the chaos reflects a lack of unity in the Republican party,
Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Hint of What’s to Come
Through a tweet storm that was at best an exercise in fundamentally misunderstanding the legislative process, however, Elon Musk helped kill the bill in an afternoon’s work. He posted incorrectly, or amplified incorrect posts,
Republican Says Elon Musk Feels Like 'Our Prime Minister'
Representative Tony Gonzales said that "a large part" of Musk's "voice is a reflection of the voice of the people." ...
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 ...
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk used his outsize influence on X to help kill a bipartisan funding ...
Republican Spending Bill Proposal Is Amazing for China, and for Musk
The original bill, which was renegotiated after Donald Trump and Elon Musk came out against it, would have prohibited or ...
Who’s the boss? Critics slam ‘President Musk’ as Elon's tweets reportedly tank Trump spending bill
Elon Musk’s tweets reportedly tanked a Trump-backed spending bill intended to avert a government shutdown, critics say. This ...
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." ...
Elon Musk puts unprecedented outsize influence on display in government funding fight: ANALYSIS
Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active.
Republicans Come Up With New Spending Deal After Musk, Trump Torched Original Plan
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans on Thursday came up with a new plan to fund the government after billionaire Elon Musk and ...