How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill
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Bipartisan support for stopgap funding bill prevents government shutdown
After days of political theater and threats of financial doomsday, a shutdown has been averted. Erica Brown reports on the spending bill and what the tense negotiations could mean for ...CBS News - 9h -
Elon Musk puts 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. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is.ABC News - 1d -
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 - 2d -
How the House managed to pass a last-minute funding bill
The House has passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown. After two versions of a continuing resolution fell apart earlier this week, House Republicans agreed to introduce a ...CBS News - 1d -
Elon Musk's meetings with foreign leaders alongside Trump alarm Washington insiders
Elon Musk has been a constant companion to President-elect Donald Trump as Trump meets with foreign leaders.NBC News - 1d -
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 ...NBC News - 1d -
How Trump and Elon Musk caused Congress' nightmare before Christmas
Donald Trump and his billionaire backer, Elon Musk, threw Congress' plans to get home for the holidays into chaos over a government funding bill.NBC News - 1d -
NY Democrat: 'Elon Musk has Donald Trump in a vise'
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) on Thursday suggested Elon Musk is the one directing the Trump administration, not President-elect Trump, pointing to the tech entrepreneur's leading position in opposing ...The Hill - 1d -
Seth Meyers: Donald Trump Got ‘Cable Guy’-ed by Elon Musk
The “Late Night” host likened Trump’s relationship with Musk to the 1996 Jim Carrey movie: “You let him do you a favor, and now you can’t get rid of him.”The New York Times - 2d -
Live updates: Republicans regroup to find a funding bill 'plan C'
The House rejected a Republican plan to stave off a government shutdown on Thursday, hours after GOP members crafted a new spending proposal and President-elect Trump endorsed it. The first plan, a ...The Hill - 2d -
Jeffries says bipartisan funding deal is ‘best path,’ but doesn’t rule out thinner bill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the spending deal secured by the two parties is the “best path” for avoiding a government shutdown, but he did not rule out ...The Hill - 2d -
What Senate Republicans are saying after Trump tanks government funding bill
Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks.ABC News - 2d -
Government funding plan collapses after threats from Trump and Musk as shutdown looms
With a shutdown looming by the end of the week, Republicans face pressure from Trump and his ally Elon Musk to drop the funding bill they negotiated with Democrats.ABC News - 2d -
12:30 Report — Elon Musk tanks Congress’s funding plan
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. It’s nice that some things in life are easily predicted. For example, there will always be an eleventh-hour panic over a potential end-of-the-year government ...The Hill - 2d -
US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown
Trump rejects bipartisan plan, causing Congress to spiral as lawmakers try to wrap up for holidays amid Friday deadline. US politics – live updates Donald Trump abruptly rejected a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Bernie Sanders criticizes ‘President Elon Musk’ over effort to derail funding plan
‘Billionaires must not be allowed to run our government,’ Sanders says after Musk derides bipartisan deal to prevent government shutdown. US politics – live updates Bernie Sanders has ...The Guardian - 2d -
Is Elon Musk to blame for the demise of Mike Johnson's spending bill?
Elon Musk spoke out against House Speaker Mike Johnson's bipartisan spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown. Now, President-elect Donald Trump is opposing the measure. CBS News' ...CBS News - 2d -
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 - 2d -
Trump Gets Help From Musk to Help Kill Bipartisan Budget Deal
The President-elect triggered budgeting chaos and primes a government shutdown after he and the billionaire CEO threatened Republicans with primary challenges if they voted to approve the ...Inc. - 2d -
Trump, Musk push Republicans to reject government funding deal
A funding plan to avoid a government shutdown is teetering on the brink after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk weighed in against, causing the deal to fall apart. With a Friday deadline looming, ...NBC News - 2d -
Bernie Sanders blasts 'President Elon Musk' for derailing spending deal
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution for the newly unveiled end-of-the-year funding deal should be voted ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump opposes a short-term bill or CR to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, throwing Congress into chaos days before the deadline.NBC News - 3d -
US government nears shutdown after Trump attacks funding bill
President-elect’s intervention raises odds of federal closures by weekendFinancial Times - 3d -
'Elon Musk has killed the bill': Tech billionaire flexes newfound political muscle
Elon Musk's opposition to the funding bill, which came ahead of Donald Trump's own opposition the the bill, has drawn ire from politicians across the aisle.NBC News - 3d -
Trump opposes funding bill as government shutdown looms
President-elect Trump came out against a bipartisan funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown over the holidays, casting doubt on whether the measure will pass before the Saturday ...NBC News - 3d -
NASA leader weighs in on Elon Musk, SpaceX and plans for moon rocket
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he's optimistic the Trump administration will support the space agency's agenda.CBS News - 3d -
How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve U.S.-China Relations
Trump will face a new China this time, one whose advanced manufacturing muscles have exploded in size, sophistication and quantity.The New York Times - 4d -
Elon Musk’s Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK
Reform treasurer also joins talks at Donald Trump’s home as hard-right party says ‘we can do great things together’. Elon Musk has met Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, Reform UK’s new treasurer, at ...The Guardian - 4d -
Indonesia Plans to Pitch Data-Center Opportunities to Elon Musk
The chairman of Indonesia’s National Economic Council said he would continue pitching business opportunities in the coming months, including the possibility of building data centers for xAI.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
How China's satellite megaprojects are challenging Elon Musk's Starlink
China's Qianfan, Guo Wang and Honghu-3 projects have plans to put 38,000 low earth orbit satellites into space.CNBC - 6d -
Amazon Plans $1 Million Donation to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
The move follows Meta’s donation of the same amount to the fund earlier this week.The New York Times - Dec. 13 -
Elon Musk’s rumoured $100m donation may just fuel a fresh look at UK political funding
Though denied, the mere fact a foreign billionaire could chuck so much money at one party might just spur rule changes. Elon Musk has denied he is gearing up to chuck $100m at Nigel Farage’s Reform ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition Team
The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Elon Musk spends $277 million to back Trump and Republican candidates
Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Elon Musk’s X.AI wins $6 billion in private funding as the latest unicorn to avoid an IPO
X.Ai, a competitor to ChatGPT parent OpenAI, disclosed a large round of funding without the need to become a public company.MarketWatch - Dec. 6 -
Elon Musk Brings Trump’s Government Efficiency Push to Capitol Hill
Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy went to Capitol Hill.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
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 -
OpenAI CEO 'not that worried' about Elon Musk's influence in Trump administration
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon MuskABC News - 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