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Elon Musk, rich and unelected, takes center stage in federal spending talks |
For the first several weeks of President Donald Trump's presidency, billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency took a chainsaw to the federal government – firing tens of thousands of workers, recommending programs to cut and how money should be spent. Now, as Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by March 14 or risk a partial shutdown, Musk is again at the heart of the debate. Lawmakers are grappling with how to lock in savings from Musk's contentious cuts. How Musk has played a role in Trump's presidency. |
GOP lawmakers are still pushing forward to avoid a potential government shutdown. House Republicans on Saturday unveiled their six-month stopgap government funding bill that would fund the government through September, the end of the 2025 fiscal year. The House is expected to vote on the funding bill on Tuesday. What the bill lays out. | President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, senior advisor to the President, arrive on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. Annabelle Gordon, REUTERS |
Meet Canada's new prime minister |
Say hello to Mark Carney, who will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada after winning the race to lead the country's governing Liberal Party. Carney also has a special message to the U.S. (and to President Trump): Canada "never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape, or form." What Carney said in his first speech. |
No drama between Musk and Rubio, Trump says |
You never like to see your friends fighting. Especially when they're top advisors and members of a White House cabinet. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that billionaire Elon Musk, his senior advisor who is categorized as a "special government employee," and Secretary of State Marco Rubio , have "a great relationship" following reports of an explosive cabinet throwdown between the two. The president, in fact, had dinner with the duo on Saturday evening, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed. How Trump tried to tamp down reports of tension. | | | | Dismantle the Education Department? On it. Slash the federal bureaucracy? Done. The 47th president is checking off conservatives' impossible dreams. | | | | Federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who played a major role in last year's protests at Columbia University, students said. | | | | Rallies brought together leading researchers, former administrators and people who benefitted from medical advances. | | | | As stocks sell off and Tesla is targeted by protestors, Elon Musk is losing billions | | | | The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental concerns and economics. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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