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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage's Reform UK – The Guardian

Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands
Ministers are resisting demands to rush through measures to block Elon Musk from handing millions to Nigel Farage, amid a growing clamour for an overhaul of Britain’s political donation laws.
The government is facing mounting calls this weekend for an urgent clampdown that would limit the amount a foreign national can donate via their UK-based companies.
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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage's Reform UK – The Guardian

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Elon Musk makes 'overstaffed' Fed his target in new post, internet says 'bye bye Jerome Powell'

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Elon Musk makes 'overstaffed' Fed his target in new post, internet says 'bye bye Jerome Powell'

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Trump downplays talk of Elon Musk's increasing influence in Republican politics

Musk’s intervention helped derail a crucial government funding bill, but some political observers question how long the alliance can last
Donald Trump has moved to quash speculation about Elon Musk’s outsized influence in Republican politics, insisting at a conservative gathering that the tech billionaire would not usurp his authority as incoming president.
“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump told cheering supporters at the Turning Point USA conference in […]
Trump downplays talk of Elon Musk's increasing influence in Republican politics

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This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics – WIRED

Donald Trump may be the next president, but the person who defined the 2024 election was never even a candidate. Centibillionaire Elon Musk all but shut down the US government via X post before Trump, behind whom Musk threw his full support, was even in office. How the political system can adapt to such a figure is unclear.
What is clear is that Musk’s particular blend of superwealth, celebrity, and influence in the world of the Silicon Valley has already made him a key player in shaping the […]
This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics – WIRED

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After Trump and Musk's Attempt to Sink Deal, House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown

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After Trump and Musk's Attempt to Sink Deal, House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown

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Musk's conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn – The Guardian

As co-chair of ‘government efficiency’ panel, Musk would influence policy that could help SpaceX, Tesla and X
Elon Musk’s position as Donald Trump’s co-chair of an advisory panel tasked with proposing huge cuts in spending and regulations has sparked criticism from legal experts and watchdogs who warn of conflicts of interest that could benefit the tech billionaire and other Trump backers.
The fledgling panel has a sweeping mandate that Musk, the world’s richest man, proposed to […]
Musk's conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn – The Guardian

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Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer – The Guardian

Nick Candy promises that party will deliver ‘political disruption like we have never seen before’
The treasurer of Reform UK has said that Elon Musk is among a “number of billionaires” interested in donating to Nigel Farage’s party, promising “political disruption like we have never seen before”.
Nick Candy told the Financial Times that the party will raise more funds than “any other political party” for grassroots campaigning, data and polling.
He also predicted Reform UK […]
Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer – The Guardian

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Can Elon Musk Become US President? Donald Trump Says… – NDTV

Could Elon Musk, who holds major sway in the incoming Trump administration, one day become president? On Sunday, Donald Trump answered with a resounding no, pointing to US rules about being born in the country.
“He’s not gonna be president, that I can tell you,” Trump told a Republican conference in Phoenix, Arizona. 
“You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump said of the Tesla and SpaceX boss, who was born in South Africa.
The US Constitution requires that a […]
Can Elon Musk Become US President? Donald Trump Says… – NDTV

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Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the billionaire helped torpedo a major government spending bill on Thursday, resulting in a pared-down version that passed Friday night after two days of intense wrangling.
“Elon Musk and I talked within about an hour ago and we talked about the extraordinary challenges of this job,” Johnson (R-La.) told reporters after the House overwhelmingly passed the final […]
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama

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Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren't a big deal. He couldn't be more wrong.

The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown — and the blame for this unexpected turn of events falls squarely on Republicans, in particular Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Earlier this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated a deal with Democrats that would keep the government funded for three months and pay for a host of programs that would lower prescription drug costs, fund childhood cancer research, invest in early detection for breast and cervical cancer and remove hidden costs […]
Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren't a big deal. He couldn't be more wrong.