Elon Musk says comments of “President Musk” is part of a media conspiracy to “drive a wedge between” him and Donald Trump, but he hasn’t outright rejected his new moniker. Comments about Musk’s political influence rolled in after he went on a posting spree Wednesday to threaten GOP lawmakers with retribution if they didn’t reject a stopgap budget he felt had too wide of a scope.

The jealousy bone might appeared to have bitten Elon Musk Wednesday, as he reportedly crashed the widely publicized dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Trump's Mar-a-Lago hosted the dinner dinner for the politician and billionaire,

Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is.

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.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s threats meant nothing to the 38 Republicans who voted against their spending bill. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains why this is “very good news” for America.

The two words “President Musk” trended on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms late Wednesday after the tech billionaire helped to thwart a GOP-created government funding bill.

Musk has joined Trump’s calls with world leaders, weighed in on Cabinet choices and been a regular part of the Trump family since the election.

The tragic events in Magdeburg have already been commented on by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In response to the terrorist attack in Germany, there was also a controversial comment from Elon Musk, the billionaire and known ally of Donald Trump.

America is no stranger to spending disputes or even the occasional federal government shutdown. So in some ways, the latest tussling over the spending bill is not as alarming as it might seem abroad.

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have been reopened” with Speaker Mike Johnson.