Some House Republicans privately furious at Musk, Ramaswamy after government shutdown talks implode
Some House Republicans are privately fuming at the 11th-hour involvement of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in government funding talks.
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How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill
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
Here’s what’s in the spending bill that’s drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy
On Wednesday congressional leadership unveiled legislation to punt the government funding deadline down the road, but that bill was pronounced dead only hours after it was revealed.
Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House
Sen. Rand Paul has floated the idea of replacing House Speaker Mike Johnson with Elon Musk after the chaotic collapse of the continuing resolution spending bill.
Fani Willis Barred From Trump Election Case
Willis’s affair with special prosecutor presents ‘significant appearance of impropriety,’ GA Appeals Court said Fani Willis (Joe Raedle/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) A Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday removed Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump due to her romantic relationship
In Final Days, Biden Sets Aggressive New Climate Goal, Aiming To Curb Emissions More Than 60 Percent by 2035
With just weeks left in office, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday an aggressive new climate goal to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035, a move that the incoming administration is likely to ignore. “Today, as the United States continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, President Biden is announcing
Dems complain ‘President Musk’ running the show on GOP spending drama
House Democrats are complaining over being kept in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers scramble to avoid a government shutdown just days before Christmas.