Rep. Tony Gonzales says "it feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister" after funding chaos

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas compared Elon Musk to a prime minister after the Tesla CEO got involved in a tumultuous funding fight on Capitol Hill this week. Read More

How Elon Musk essentially killed congressional bill preventing government shutdown

Elon Musk led a fight on social media against a congressional bill preventing government shutdown. Here's what to know about the now dead bill. Read More

Musk's DOGE is pushing the US toward a government shutdown this week. Here's what that means for Americans.

The US government could shut down this weekend, leading to thousands of furloughed employees and reduced services. Read More

Trump Brushes Off ‘President Musk’ Jabs As Critics Claim Elon Musk Controls Washington After Government Shutdown Fight

Republicans ditched their original government spending plan last week after heavy criticism from Musk and later Trump. Read More

Bernie Sanders admits ‘Elon Musk is right,’ backs DOGE if it makes major cuts in this department

Sanders, along with many progressives, has long been an outspoken critic of US defense ... years from now. Elon Musk has been keen on making dramatic reforms to the federal government through ... Read More

Trump bristles at Musk’s rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect’s vanity

Whether Elon Musk is the real “president,” merely the “prime minister” or just Donald Trump’s multibillionaire enforcer, he’s carving out an unprecedented role that could raise conflicts of interest ... Read More

Elon Musk became a US citizen in 2002, contrary to viral post | Fact check

A Nov. 28 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims billionaire Elon Musk is missing a key requirement to take a leadership role in U.S. government. “Elon Musk is NOT a Citizen of the ... Read More

Elon Musk says there's substantial ignorance about America's national debt

Business magnate Elon Musk ... that government overspending causes inflation," he added. The national debt has soared past $36 trillion. "America is going bankrupt fast," Musk warned in another ... Read More

Elon Musk puts unprecedented 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. Read More