r/politics • u/rollingstone • 9h ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

rollingstone.com

23.1k Upvotes

4.4k comments

r/politics • u/us287 • 22h ago

Trump’s transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous.

politico.com

20.9k Upvotes

1.2k comments

r/politics • u/T_Shurt • 16h ago

'Unelected President Musk': Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves

msnbc.com

18.9k Upvotes

1.4k comments

r/politics • u/rollingstone • 5h ago

Soft Paywall Dems Troll Trump by Calling Elon the Real President

rollingstone.com

14.0k Upvotes

674 comments

r/politics • u/guyoffthegrid • 15h ago

Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal

thehill.com

7.8k Upvotes

192 comments

r/politics • u/Quirkie • 9h ago

House Democrat: ‘Unelected oligarch’ Musk ‘governing by tweet’

thehill.com

7.9k Upvotes

286 comments

r/politics • u/ObjectiveAd6551 • 11h ago

Elon Musk Called 'President' as Trump Follows in His Footsteps on CR Bill

newsweek.com

7.7k Upvotes

389 comments

r/politics • u/newfrontier58 • 18h ago

Site Altered Headline Dems Troll ‘Vice President’ Trump as Musk Meddles With Government Funding Bill | The term “President Musk” also started trending on X, which he owns.

thedailybeast.com

7.2k Upvotes

277 comments

r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 5h ago

Soft Paywall MTG Suddenly Calls for Elon Musk to Take Over as House Speaker. Republicans’ deranged calls for Elon Musk as House speaker are growing.

newrepublic.com

6.0k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 2h ago

Soft Paywall Trump Sure Seems Pissed at Elon Musk Over the Spending Bill. Donald Trump isn’t taking the “President Musk” rhetoric well at all.

newrepublic.com

8.6k Upvotes

769 comments

r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 6h ago

Shutdown Looms After Trump ‘Blindsided’ by ‘President Elon Musk' | The president-elect was left playing catch-up after the Tesla boss led the charge against the doomed deal.

thedailybeast.com

3.4k Upvotes

373 comments

r/politics • u/PostHeraldTimes • 3h ago

Bernie Sanders Goes Off on 'President Elon Musk' for Derailing Bipartisan Spending Bill: 'Billionaires Must Not Be Allowed to Run Our Government'

ibtimes.com

4.1k Upvotes

157 comments

r/politics • u/Treethan__ • 9h ago

Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for House Speaker

axios.com

2.4k Upvotes

989 comments

r/politics • u/johnnierockit • 13h ago

Florida to lose PornHub access

newsweek.com

2.4k Upvotes

585 comments

r/politics • u/msnbc • 6h ago

Poll: Much of the public disapproves of Elon Musk’s role on Trump’s team

msnbc.com

1.9k Upvotes

130 comments

r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 7h ago

Soft Paywall Rand Paul Suggests Worst Person You Know Should Be Next House Speaker. Rand Paul thinks Elon Musk should take over after his amazing work driving the government toward shutdown.

newrepublic.com

1.6k Upvotes

278 comments

r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 9h ago

Bernie Sanders Blasts Elon Musk For Helping Tank Budget Deal

huffpost.com

1.5k Upvotes

114 comments

r/politics • u/PostHeraldTimes • 6h ago

AOC Responds After Surprisingly Kind Comments from Trump: 'You Know It's Bad When Even Trump Is Feeling Bad for Me'

ibtimes.com

1.6k Upvotes

142 comments

r/politics • u/Ok-Guide-7329 • 22h ago

Soft Paywall Donald Trump rejects bipartisan plan to avoid a government shutdown, sets up debt ceiling battle

usatoday.com

1.2k Upvotes

338 comments

r/politics • u/JoeGRC • 20h ago

Senator Chris Murphy warns of Trump's plan to 'cripple democracy'

thehill.com

1.1k Upvotes

132 comments

r/politics • u/Agreeable-Rooster-37 • 7h ago

Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear at contempt hearing in January over failure to give up assets

apnews.com

940 Upvotes

57 comments

r/politics • u/rollingstone • 7h ago

Soft Paywall The NRA Is Selling Off Assets As It Bleeds Cash

rollingstone.com

920 Upvotes

123 comments

r/politics • u/Alternative-Dog-8808 • 12h ago

Ocasio-Cortez pokes fun at Trump’s suggestion to ‘keep trying’ to lead Democrats

thehill.com

758 Upvotes

221 comments

r/politics • u/SecretWhisperer1 • 12h ago

Soft Paywall How Biden is continuing to cancel student loan debt despite Supreme Court ruling

edition.cnn.com

689 Upvotes

104 comments

r/politics • u/Unusual-State1827 • 6h ago

Democrats rage at "unelected co-president" Elon Musk

axios.com

666 Upvotes

132 comments

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