Mike Johnson Asked Elon Musk If He Wants to Be Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama
Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House
If Not Elon Musk, Who Could Replace Mike Johnson? Top Republican Contenders
While House speaker is expected to ride out pressure from MAGA Republicans to vacate his role, here are some likely replacements.
Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as Mike Johnson replacement
It took President-elect Donald Trump and his close confidant, Elon Musk, only about 24 hours to tank a stopgap funding bill presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed to keep the government open.
Mike Johnson Faces Growing GOP Backlash As Elon Musk Calls For Government Shutdown
The speaker's push for a short-term government funding bill met louder resistance than usual from Republicans in the House.
Elon Musk’s Opposition to Gov’t Spending Bill a “Smokescreen” for His Business Interests: Robert Kuttner
After the Republican-led Congress passes a government spending bill but rejects a last-minute demand for a debt limit suspension from President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk,
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Elon blows up Congress — and the illusion of Mike Johnson’s grip on power
I don’t have the answers right now.” open image in gallery Elon Musk made Mike Johnson’s job very difficult this week, just as Congress was ready to leave town for the holidays. (Getty ...
House Republican dubs Elon Musk ‘our prime minister’
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister. Gonzales joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about the “confusing” dynamic between President-elect Trump,
MTG and Rand Paul float Elon Musk for speaker of the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing major unrest among his colleagues after Musk and Trump tanked a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.
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Elon Musk spent the day bashing a spending package before Donald Trump tagged in and threatened any Republican who voted for it. The bill is dead
A bipartisan spending bill to avert a government shutdown was vanquished after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump ... saying they’d be “primaried.” House Speaker Mike Johnson—who earlier defended the spending bill—scrapped it.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s future in question
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The future of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could be in jeopardy in the new year. House Republicans will have a razor-thin majority when lawmakers are sworn in Jan. 3. Their first vote will be electing a leader, and there are already some signs Speaker Johnson could face a challenge.
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‘His Ego Cannot Take Such Disrespect’: Donald Trump Fires Back, Says Elon Musk Will Never Be President, But Keeps His Strings on America
It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump's massive ego led him to respond to the murmurs around Washington, D.C. On Sunday, he made it clear to
Elon Musk co-opts the presidency
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office next month, is using Elon Musk's wealth and influence to bully Congress. Controlling the levers of government is one of the benefits Musk expects to receive after spending $275 million to help get Trump reelected.