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Is Elon Musk a National Security Risk?
Federal agencies are reviewing whether the tech mogul and ally of Donald Trump complied with disclosure rules meant to protect state secrets.The New York Times - 10h -
GOP Lawmakers Want Elon Musk to Be Speaker of the House
There is no requirement that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of Congress. After Elon Musk all but killed a bill to fund the government, lawmakers now propose to cut out the middleman.Wired - 15h -
Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X
Trump's statement opposing the bill came out several hours after Musk's posts.ABC News - 15h -
Musk and Trump put House GOP in a bind
With time running out, Speaker Mike Johnson's attempt to avoid a government shutdown now faces a battery of new nearly impossible-to-deliver demands from the right.Politico - 20h -
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Mike Johnson’s Hold on House Speaker Job
A Republican backlash to the speaker’s plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.The New York Times - 10h -
House Speaker Mike Johnson on the bill to avoid a government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters about the planned vote on a new short-term government funding measure after a previous plan collapsed on Wednesday night. CBS News' Major Garrett ...CBS News - 10h -
House GOP reaches Trump-backed funding deal
House Republicans are planning to vote on a new short-term funding measure after a previous plan collapsed Wednesday night due to pushback from President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News' Scott ...CBS News - 10h -
Marjorie Taylor Greene open to Musk for Speaker
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday she would be open to supporting Elon Musk for House Speaker, an idea proposed by other Republicans as Congress faces a government shutdown Friday ...The Hill - 17h -
Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for speaker
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested that Elon Musk serve as House Speaker in a Thursday post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR). “The Speaker of the House need not ...The Hill - 19h -
Trump joins Elon Musk in opposing House GOP's government funding bill
President-elect Donald Trump came out against a government funding bill backed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.CNBC - 20h -
Johnson has a huge new problem: Elon Musk
The tech scion spent the day whipping against the CR — and Republicans are getting in line behind him.Politico - 1d -
Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,500-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his opposition to the bill, and that the incoming Department of ...The Hill - 1d -
Musk says House GOP shouldn't pass stopgap funding deal
Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk came out against a stopgap deal as he pushes for the government to reduce spending. The bipartisan legislation was released Tuesday night in a last-minute ...The Hill - 1d -
House GOP fumes at Johnson
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Johnson faces backlash over shutdown negotiations House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Speaker Johnson's CR text faces criticism from GOP members
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) on Tuesday criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not producing text for the continuing resolution (CR) and proposing measures that would add to the national debt. ...The Hill - 2d -
Elon Musk’s Playbook for DOGE Has a Precedent: X
Mr. Musk is wielding his X account to single out federal employees and agencies for cuts. He has used this method before.The New York Times - 3d -
OpenAI Fires Back at Elon Musk’s Lawsuit
The artificial intelligence start-up argues that Mr. Musk is trying to hamstring its business as he builds a rival company.The New York Times - 6d -
OpenAI emails show Elon Musk wanted for-profit structure in 2017
OpenAI on Friday posted screenshots showing that Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, pushed for the company to have a for-profit structure as far back as 2017.CNBC - 6d -
Elon Musk Wants to Turn SpaceX’s Starbase Site Into a Texas City
About 3,400 people work at the site, close to the Mexican border. The SpaceX founder wants it to become an incorporated city.Inc. - 6d -
Elon Musk and DOGE vs. Regulators
The billionaire has needled government agencies, armed with potential influence over their budgets. But some of these organizations are also looking into his interests.The New York Times - 6d -
Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city
SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbasesite a new Texas cityABC News - Dec. 12 -
Elon Musk and Tesla Shareholders Are Richer Than Ever
Tesla stock and Elon Musk’s net worth are both smashing record highs.Inc. - Dec. 12 -
Jeffries: No Dems will support Johnson for Speaker on House floor
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to keep his gavel in the next Congress after receiving glowing reviews from President-elect Trump. But if there is any kind of revolt from Johnson’s ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
Acrimonious Texas House Speaker race divides state's Republicans
An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring Republican camps. Competing Republican state Reps. David Cook ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
JD Vance, Elon Musk and the Future of America
How the two men’s visions for America come together, or clash, is a key to the new administration’s success.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Texas House Speaker, Targeted by the Right, Drops Bid for Another Term
In the long-running war inside the Texas G.O.P., Dade Phelan survived a primary against a Trump-backed novice. But his increasingly conservative caucus turned against him.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Texas House Speaker abandons bid for another term
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) abandoned his bid to serve another term as the leader of the lower chamber. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, and after careful ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Morning Report — DOGE leaders, Speaker woo lawmakers
In today’s issue: It’s charm offensive time on Capitol Hill. In a quest to convince lawmakers of their plans to radically transform the federal government and cut costs, businessmen Elon Musk and ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE Goes to Congress
The tycoons in charge of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s amorphous government efficiency initiative made the rounds on Capitol Hill, bashing debt but revealing little about how they will tackle it.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy meet with lawmakers on DOGE plans
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are meeting with lawmakers Thursday on plans for the newly coined of Department of Government Efficiency.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Kosovo's parliament speaker ejects ethnic Serb lawmakers because of their truancy
Kosovo’s parliament speaker has ejected several lawmakers of the ethnic Serb minority from the chamber because of their several recent absencesABC News - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service leader erupts at GOP lawmaker over 9/11 questioning
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) engaged in a shouting match that persisted over gavel banging, as Rowe accused the lawmaker of politicizing the 9/11 ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service chief, GOP lawmaker get in heated shouting match at hearing
"You wanted to be visible because you're auditioning for this job that you're not going to get," Rep. Pat Fallon told acting Secret Service Director Pat Fallon.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
The House GOP's math problem: From the Politics Desk
The final race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will control 220 House seats to Democrats’ 215 next year, a slim majority.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
House GOP releases 2025 legislative calendar
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the schedule for the 119th Congress on Tuesday, unveiling adjustments under President-elect Trump. Next year, representatives will be in session ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
GOP senator wants Hegseth to commit to not drinking
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said that he wants President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to stop drinking as reports mount that the former Fox News host has previously done ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
GOP lawmakers already divided over sweeping Trump policy bill
John Thune wants a two-step strategy that addresses immigration and energy first, and then taxes later. Key House Republicans aren’t on board that plan.Politico - Dec. 4 -
2023 DealBook Summit Concluded With an Elon Musk Discussion
Mr. Musk caught even Andrew Ross Sorkin off guard, as the Tesla and SpaceX leader accused advertisers that had pulled their money from X of trying to “blackmail” him.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the threat to press freedom
A second term for Trump has chilling implications for critical independent journalism and the media the industry . Donald Trump’s second term promises to deliver historic threats to US press ...The Guardian - Dec. 4