Elon Musk, Trump and Washington

A running list of Elon Musk's wins and losses in Washington since Trump's election
The billionaire businessman has racked up some wins, and a few losses, since becoming a major MAGA power player.
Elon Musk Called 'President' as Trump Follows in His Footsteps on CR Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson may now be forced to cut the nearly $100 billion in aid from the bill after Trump and Musk blocked the measure.
Elon Musk’s ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Attitude Clashes with Washington
It all happened thanks to Elon Musk. Congress was on a glidepath to heading home for the holidays without much agitation, but the framework of an earlier proposed deal blew up after Musk posted over 150 times on X urging House Republicans to reject what was in place and go back to the drawing board.
Donald Trump makes blunt three-word claim about Elon Musk amid 'presidency' rumors
Donald Trump has clapped back at jokes that he is not really in charge, insisting that his new right-hand-man Elon Musk will never be president. Musk, who has been christened the ‘first buddy’ has been spending a lot of time with Trump since his election victory.
Elon Musk Warned of 'Perilous' Trump Blame Game
Appearing on CNN, former White House official Anthony Scaramucci said Elon Musk was in a "perilous situation" with President-elect Donald Trump after some commentators began suggesting that the tech billionaire was the real incoming president.
How Elon Musk essentially killed congressional bill preventing government shutdown
Elon Musk led a fight on social media against a congressional bill preventing government shutdown. Here's what to know about ...
Why Elon Musk said a House Democrat ‘needs to be expelled’ from Congress
When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an “awful creature,” it was a problem. When he called for the Democrat’s ...
Warren slams Musk’s role in upending spending bill: ‘Nobody voted for Elon Musk to run the federal government’
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday condemned billionaire Elon Musk for derailing a bipartisan government funding bill that ...
Did Elon Musk kill a bill blocking investments in China to help Tesla?
Democrats’ top appropriator in the House, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, has accused Tesla TSLA Chief Executive Elon Musk ...
Congress was set to get a modest raise. Then Elon Musk stepped in.
Elon Musk's tanking of a government funding bill also helped kill a modest increase in congressional salaries.
Here's what's in the spending bill that's drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy
Congressional leadership on Wednesday unveiled legislation to punt the government funding deadline down the road, but that ...
Elon Musk 'Runs the Republican Party'—Congress Reacts to CR Bill Collapse
The furor over avoiding a government shutdown has fueled Republican calls to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership and ...
How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a funding bill, bringing on risk of shutdown
"My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk." ...
Congress grows weary of Elon Musk’s meddling as spending bill crisis unfolds
Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s online pressure campaign over the federal government’s operations faced some blowback from ...
Elon Musk Gives Mike Johnson Sigh of Relief by Endorsing New Spending Bill
Elon Musk voiced support for GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson's latest spending bill on Friday, giving him a sigh of relief ...