NPR's Michel Martin speaks with GOP strategist Tricia McLaughlin about how incoming presidential advisor Elon Musk helped hold up a federal spending deal, showcasing his growing political influence.

A picture authentically shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell photographed together.

Mass., wants incoming presidential advisor Elon Musk to sign an ethics pledge. She speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about what she says are Musk's conflicts of interest.

Michel Martin: The emails from your office to the Trump transition ... Elizabeth Warren: Think of it this way… Elon Musk owns many companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and X. The federal government has many touchpoints with all of those ...

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth is building F-35 Joint ... Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk is tasked with slashing federal spending as a co-leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency ...

After two failed attempts, and with just hours to go before a midnight deadline, the house approved a spending bill to fund the government until March 14— but multiple hurdles remain to avert a government shutdown.

If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like Social Security payments would continue.

The Senate voted 85-11 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. The measure had overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers after days of chaos caused by the last-minute intervention of President-elect Donald Trump.

The multibillionaire's newfound prominence in policymaking for the incoming Trump administration has a growing parallel across the Atlantic.

The third attempt to avert a shutdown comes as House Republicans have spent the week trying to balance President-elect Donald Trump's policy demands with the realities of Congress. The trouble for Johnson began when Trump and his top advisors, namely Tesla founder Elon Musk, trashed a bipartisan deal that died soon thereafter.

Federal agencies run out of money at midnight tonight and lawmakers are scrambling to pass legislation before the deadline.

The unelected tech billionaire’s outsize role in sending the federal government careening toward a potential shutdown alarmed Democrats, academics and watchdog groups.