When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an “awful creature,” it was a problem. When he called for the Democrat’s expulsion, it made the problem worse.
A top Republican lawmaker appears in desperate need of a lesson about how prime ministerial appointments, or even the basic principles of democracy, are actually supposed to work. Speaking with CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday,
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
President-elect Donald Trump, after rejecting House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown, worked the phones on Thursday, showing wavering confidence in Johnson and claiming he is aligned with billionaire Elon Musk, who first posted multiple calls to kill the GOP-brokered spending deal.
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday condemned billionaire Elon Musk for derailing a bipartisan government funding bill that included a significant package of health care policies.
Republicans warn the business leaders' lack of government experience could lead to clashes over spending decisions.
Democrats have started calling Elon Musk the "co-president" or "shadow president" to Trump. His team is making clear that's not true.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) says he will vote for either of the two options outlined by House Republicans to keep government open. He also responds to Elon Musk’s reaction to the latest funding proposals.
CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday hit back at Sen. Bill Hagerty ’s (R-Tenn.) claim that Elon Musk was “the only way we would even know” about the government funding plan after the billionaire trashed the deal on his X platform.
There is no requirement that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of Congress. After Elon Musk all but killed a bill to fund the government, lawmakers now propose to cut out the middleman.
Representative Tony Gonzales said that "a large part" of Musk's "voice is a reflection of the voice of the people."