Third Time's the Charm? Plus: House Speaker Elon Musk, the value of the debt ceiling, and D.C.'s shut down specials. Reason · Dec 20, 2024
Backlash as Elon Musk claims only far-right AfD can ‘save Germany’ German politicians urged the billionaire to ‘stay out’ of their politics The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
How a government shutdown could impact your holiday plans Lawmakers have until midnight Friday to pass a bill or risk shutting down the government before they embark on a 16-day break The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
Conservatives Call For Elon Musk Or Vivek Ramaswamy As Speaker Conservative lawmakers criticize Speaker Johnson and propose Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as replacements amidst debate over government spending measure. Top News · Dec 20, 2024
Elon Musk just killed Trump's honeymoon We are seeing is an emerging crack in the GOP coalition Salon · Dec 20, 2024
Here Are The Only Two Democrats That Voted to Pass Mike Johnson's Spending Bill Kathy Castor from Florida and Marie Gleusenkamp Perez from Washington were the lawmakers who broke party ranks to support the ultimately failed bill Latin Times · Dec 20, 2024
Quick Facts About Andrew Tate 2024: Net Worth, How Many Children He Has, Height, and More Andrew Tate, a controversial online personality, has amassed a significant fortune and recently achieved a legal victory in Romania. International Business Times UK · Dec 20, 2024
Elizabeth Warren’s three-word Elon Musk rebuff as US government shutdown looms "Ask Elon Musk," Elizabeth Warren declared when asked whether there would be a government shutdown. The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
US Hours From Government Shutdown Over Christmas US lawmakers raced Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas. International Business Times · Dec 20, 2024
Donald Trump Doubles Down On Call To Eliminate 'Ridiculous Debt Ceiling' President-elect Donald Trump early Friday demanded that Congress either scrap or extend the "ridiculous" debt ceiling to 2029 after the House rejected a spending bill he backed. International Business Times · Dec 20, 2024
Trump and Musk's first big Christmas gift will be delivered at 12:01 a.m.—a government shutdown if Congress can't reach a deal “Put ’America first,’ and go for the victory, even if it means shutting the government down for a period of time,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday night. Fortune · Dec 20, 2024
What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism? When Elon Musk took over Twitter and changed its name to X, many users vowed to move to another platform. First was talk of a shift to Mastodon that never seemed to catch on. Then Meta tried to make Threads appealing by linking the app to Instagram – but this… The Conversation · Dec 20, 2024
US House passes spending bill hours before deadline for government shutdown – as it happened The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. This blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2024
First Thing: US Amazon workers go on their ‘largest’ strike amid holiday rush Employees at seven facilities including in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco take action. Plus, Elon Musk sinks congressional spending bill The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024
Fortune · Dec 20, 2024 Accenture boss met 30 CEOs in 2 months as execs scramble to roll out AI Sweet said she’s had a “busy travel quarter” as Accenture posted $17.7 billion in revenue.
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024 Elon Musk lashes out as he gets first taste of political failure when spending deal voted down Big Tech billionaire humiliated on Capitol Hill after meddling leads to pre-Christmas chaos for lawmakers as government shutdown looms
Top News · Dec 20, 2024 Democrats Unconcerned With Biden's Absence During Spending Bill Negotiations Report sheds light on President Biden's absence during spending bill negotiations, prompting speculation about shifting power dynamics in Washington.
The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2024 Elon Musk is the ultimate chaos agent With one post on X, Musk has the power to shut down the government of the most powerful nation in world history
Top News · Dec 20, 2024 Trump And Musk Clash Over Government Funding Deal President-elect Trump's clash with House Speaker Johnson over funding deal causes chaos in Congress and strains relations between Republicans and Democrats.
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024 Elon Musk will try to ‘dominate’ UK politics, warns Jeremy Corbyn, amid rumoured $100m Reform donation Corbyn’s comments came amid reports Elon Musk has been preparing a large donation to Reform UK
Salon · Dec 20, 2024 Billionaires bought big in 2024 The wealth of the world's richest jumped to $14 trillion over the past year. Here's what they splurged on
International Business Times · Dec 20, 2024 Italy's Salvini Defiant As Verdict Due In Migrant Trial Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defiant Friday as he arrived for the verdict in his long-running trial for blocking a migrant rescue ship at sea, for which he risks six years in jail.
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024 'President Musk' flexes muscles to leave America on brink of government shutdown Elon Musk uses influence over Trump to tank bi-partisan spending bill aimed at preventing Government shutdown
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024 Watch live: View of Capitol as Trump-backed spending deal dead and shutdown imminent Watch a live view of the US Capitol after a Donald Trump-backed spending bill failed in the House of Representatives vote on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024 Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bully, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst