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Congress veers toward government shutdown after GOP revolt led by Trump, Musk

Updated on: December 20, 2024 / 12:00 PM EST
/ CBS News

Washington — House Republicans went back to the drawing board Friday morning to try and chart a path forward to avoid a government shutdown and approve new spending, with Speaker Mike Johnson bruised by a failed vote on Thursday night.
The GOP majority tried and failed to fast-track a measure that would keep the government funded and also raise the debt ceiling, a demand issued at the 11th hour by […]
Congress veers toward government shutdown after GOP revolt led by Trump, Musk

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Elon Musk floated for House speaker amid government funding mayhem – New York Post

Some Republicans are daydreaming over the prospect of billionaire guru and occasional literal flamethrower Elon Musk clinching the speaker’s gavel in the wake of a revolt against House GOP leadership over government funding.
“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) underscored on X, becoming the first Republican to publicly muse over the idea in recent days.
“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk … […]
Elon Musk floated for House speaker amid government funding mayhem – New York Post

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How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill, bringing on risk of shutdown

Updated on: December 19, 2024 / 11:48 AM EST
/ CBS/AP

President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
Trump’s joint statement Wednesday with Vice President-elect JD Vance stopped the bill in its tracks and punctuated […]
How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill, bringing on risk of shutdown

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Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown – New York Magazine

Ever since Donald Trump rewarded Elon Musk for his massive election assistance by putting him in charge of dismantling large swaths of the federal government, no one has been quite sure what to think of it. Would leading the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (with Vivek Ramaswamy) be a pretend job to keep Musk happy and busy (you know, in the spare time left from running his various companies) while the real adults implemented Trump’s agenda? Or might it unleash a powerfully […]
Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown – New York Magazine

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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy press House GOP to kill federal funding bill – NY Post

House Speaker Mike Johnson might be in the DOGE house.
Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday turned against House GOP leadership, raging about a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown and actively encouraging rank-and-file Republicans to kill it.
“This bill should not pass,” Musk bluntly posted on his X platform, later wondering, “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?” in reference to a photo of the legislative text.
“It’s […]
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy press House GOP to kill federal funding bill – NY Post