Mike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk ...

The furor over avoiding a government shutdown has fueled Republican calls to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership and ...

Congressional leaders had lined up on Tuesday to approve a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown — before Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” injected ...

As Congress prepared to vote on a budget bill to fund government services and avoid a shutdown, Elon Musk posted scores of ...

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 ...

Elon Musk is suddenly very eager to distance himself from a potential government shutdown after he helped tank a bipartisan continuing-resolution deal on Thursday. After assuring users of his social ...

This holiday season could come with the legislative equivalent of getting coal in your stocking – a government shutdown.

Elon Musk successfully had a bill killed that ... keep the government funded from now until mid-March, and now, a government shutdown is anticipated to begin Saturday at 12:01 a.m., without ...

CNN's Erin Burnett delivers commentary on a possible government shutdown due to opposition from Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump on a bipartisan spending package. ERIN BURNETT ...

"My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk." ...

Critics have highlighted what they see as the tech mogul's huge influence over Congress and the president-elect.

Musk began posting on X against a stopgap government spending bill on Wednesday well before Trump weighed in against the legislation.