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House speaker gives reporters an update on a vote to avoid a possible government shutdown.
Senate Democrats labeled billionaire Elon Musk “co-president” and “shadow speaker” among other titles as they reacted to the original stopgap spending deal’s implosion on Wednesday after he and ultimately President-elect Trump came out against it. 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Musk “seems to be the guy in charge of the country now,” reacting to his apparent ability to influence the bill’s […]
Senate Dems rail against 'shadow speaker' billionaire Elon Musk: 'Not elected to anything'

‘That’s the kind of s*** you run into when you started listening to people who aren’t elected,’ one Democratic senator tells The Independent
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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest […]
Senators lament Elon Musk's influence and say shutdown would have been … – The Independent

If you saw it in a movie, you’d probably think it was implausible to a cartoonish degree: An unelected billionaire, after effectively purchasing influence, attaches himself to an American political leader and starts sitting in on meetings with foreign leaders, huddling with members of Congress, helping kill legislation for reasons that don’t make sense, weighing in on cabinet choices, and heading up a powerless advisory panel that the political world is pretending has real authority.
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Poll: Much of the public disapproves of Elon Musk's role on Trump's team