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.
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How President Musk’s scheme for world domination is going | Will Bunch Newsletter
The electric-vehicle and rocket magnate showed a stunned nation that, with a frighteningly manic binge of about 100 often misleading and sometimes false tweets on X, the president-elect’s ...
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Elon Musk revolutionizes American politics with tech power
Discover how Elon Musk is reshaping American democracy with his growing influence as tech moguls rise in Washington’s ...
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.
Letters to the Editor: Elon Musk's influence shows why we need campaign spending reform
The ability of one billionaire supporter of the president to throw the government into chaos should make campaign finance ...
Column: This is the trouble with Elon Musk’s debut as a federal budget negotiator
The billionaire got more of what he wanted out of the spending bill than President-elect Donald Trump did. But his role and ...
Will Elon Musk make Americans happier, more prosperous? Um, no. | Letters
It's to get even richer while stripping hard-working Americans of services they need and have worked for: child tax credits, ...
Who voted for Elon Musk?
Until last week’s budget debacle, Elon Musk was a warm-up act for President-elect Donald Trump.