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.
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 proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, spreading multiple false claims in the process.
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.
Congress grows weary of Elon Musk’s meddling as spending bill crisis unfolds
Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s online pressure campaign over the federal government’s operations faced some blowback from lawmakers this week after a continuing resolution to fund the government was scrapped.
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.
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 has many asking--who’s the real president? Donald Trump or Musk? Joy Reid and MSNBC’s Ali Vitali discuss on The ReidOut.
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.
Spending Bill Rejected Amid GOP Infighting. Elon Musk Blames House Democrats for Failed Bill, Calls It 'Super Fair'
Elon Musk on Thursday criticized House Democrats for the failed spending bill, calling it a super fair and simple bill on X. The legislation was brought forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson, a prior bipartisan failure due to opposition from Musk and President-elect Trump.
Team Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ talk amid spending bill negotiations
The billionaire is flexing his influence over the Republican Party — and Team Trump is irked by all the attention he’s getting.
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." ...
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales: "It Feels Like Elon Musk Is Our Prime Minister"
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales spoke about the role Elon Musk is playing as a mediator between President-elect Trump and ...
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.
Bernie Sanders calls out Elon Musk for pressuring lawmakers over funding bill: 'This is oligarchy at work'
Sen. Bernie Sanders asked if Republicans work for "President Musk," and slammed the Tesla CEO for pressuring lawmakers to ...
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." ...