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.

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How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill

"My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk."
CBS News - 12h
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 - 13h
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 - 17h
Tesla fights to avoid the steep cost of scrapping Elon Musk’s pay package

Over $100bn in accounting and tax charges may await electric-car maker and CEO if they are forced to abandon 2018 deal
Financial Times - 4d
Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government

As co-chair of Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, the world’s richest man is likely to get richer. The Federal Advisory Committee Act says in plain language that an advisory committee – ...
The Guardian - 6d
Israel seeks Elon Musk’s influence in resolving hostage situation in Gaza

SpaceX head has had Trump’s ear since election, and Israel hopes he can convince president-elect to pursue a deal. Israel has sought to enlist Elon Musk ’s help in reviving hostage negotiations ...
The Guardian - 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
Jeff Bezos, OpenAI founder talk Elon Musk’s new government role

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin joins TODAY to recap his annual DealBook Summit where he had conversations with Elon Musk’s top competitors, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, to discuss Musk's ...
NBC 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 Musk
ABC News - Dec. 4