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

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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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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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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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Elon Musk says DOGE's work will be public — legally, it has to be

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Elon Musk's plans for DOGE could change if a federal law comes into play.

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DOGE is generating major GOP buzz on Capitol Hill — but details remain scarce

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Elon Musk with his son on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy met with an array of GOP lawmakers about DOGE on Thursday.

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Trump's Labor Secretary pick is winning Democratic praise — and GOP skepticism

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Trump has nominated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican who supports a major pro-labor bill, to serve as Secretary of Labor.

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Elon Musk wants to 'delete' a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis and protect people from scams

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Elon Mush and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated "deleting" entire agencies, laying off staff, and enforcing return-to-office mandates to cut costs.

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3 of Trump's top cabinet-level picks recently worked as lobbyists, with clients ranging from Amazon to Qatar

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Three of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet-level picks, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump 2024 co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, and former Congressman Sean Duffy, have previously been lobbyists.

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