Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown

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House Speaker Mike Johnson's vow that the federal government won't shutdown is holding true.

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Bernie Sanders calls out Elon Musk for pressuring lawmakers over funding bill: 'This is oligarchy at work'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and President-elect Donald Trump.

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Government shutdown looms as House fails to pass funding bill championed by Musk and Trump

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Speaker Mike Johnson, Elon Musk

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In Elon Musk's world, Twitter (X) is real life

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Elon Musk helped kill a major government funding bill. He's likely just getting started.

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Trump team makes clear Elon Musk isn't the leader of the GOP

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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President Musk? The DOGE leader's government-shutdown push shows how he'll wield power in Washington

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Elon Musk

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MTG and Rand Paul float Elon Musk for speaker of the House

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Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

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House Speaker Mike Johnson
Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week.

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Elon Musk bashes Congress' government funding bill

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Elon Musk said on X that the funding bill shouldn't pass.

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House Democrat says Trump is 'off to a good start' with tariff threats on Mexico and Canada

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President-elect Donald Trump and Rep. Jared Golden
Rep. Jared Golden, a centrist Democrat from Maine, previously introduced a bill to enact Trump's 10% tariff plan into law.

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