Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown
2 days ago · How a U.S. government shutdown could have impacted benefits and services How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill Trump shakes up spending talks with call to eliminate ...
Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on …
2 days ago · Musk also used his platform to push for a government shutdown, arguing it would not hurt “critical functions.” While that is partially true, shutdowns cost the economy billions of dollars.
Elon Musk leads charge to kill spending bill meant to avert government …
3 days ago · When he announced his opposition, the betting website Polymarket gave a 12% chance of a government shutdown this weekend. Throughout the day, amid Musk’s flurry of tweets, the odds rose to 40% .
How Trump and Musk caused a government shutdown nightmare ... - NBC News
2 days ago · It was government shutdown season in Washington, and all through the House, many creatures were stirring — most notably Elon Musk. Lawmakers in Congress were expecting a glide path to the holidays.
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown …
2 days ago · Wielding the social media platform he purchased for $44 billion in 2022, Mr. Musk detonated a rhetorical nuclear bomb in the middle of government shutdown negotiations on Capitol Hill.
How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a ... - CBS News
2 days ago · Sometimes Musk amplified false claims, such as the idea that the legislation included $3 billion for a new football stadium in Washington. In reality, the legislation would transfer ownership of ...
Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until …
2 days ago · Elon Musk, self-described “First Buddy” of President-elect Donald Trump, went all out to thwart a last-minute funding deal to avert a government shutdown.The move was a direct challenge to ...
Elon Musk used misinformation to fuel a government shutdown | AP News
1 day ago · President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that included multiple false claims.. The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway Congress, he did ...
Shutdown threat looms after stop-gap spending bill fails on …
2 days ago · President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.
What a government shutdown might mean | AP News
2 days ago · Republicans abandoned a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk came out against it. Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson to essentially renegotiate the deal days before a deadline when federal funding runs out .