'He couldn't answer': Dems left shocked after ambushing Mike Johnson over Elon Musk
Elon Musk Lobs Grenade at Johnson’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ With His Opposition
Elon Musk drove another wedge through a conservative consensus on a budget resolution as House Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to hold his “big, beautiful bill” together. Johnson was caught between swing district doves wary of cuts to Medicaid and fiscal hawks insisting the $2 trillion spending cuts didn’t go far enough.
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Mike Johnson Hits Back at Elon Musk’s Attempt to Kill Budget Bill
Attorney General Pam Bondi and House Speaker Mike Johnson also spoke at the conference, along with popular Trump ally, Steve Bannon. Elon Musk also made an appearance at the conservative gathering, brandishing a chainsaw given to him by Argentine President Javier Milei.
Trump and Musk keep talking up the idea of sending checks to Americans. But GOP lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, keep batting it down.
There’s a lot going on in Washington right now, so you might be surprised to learn we’re less than a month away from a potential government shutdown. Joshua Green writes today about the dynamics that will make it difficult for House Speaker Mike Johnson to make a deal.
Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Thursday against an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reward U.S. taxpayers with DOGE stimulus checks. The time isn’t right, the speaker argued, to send savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts back to Americans in the form of dividend checks.
A New York Times reporter capped off a discussion about the House budget bill by wondering how long Donald Trump would be saddled with Elon Musk. House Speaker Mike Johnson notched a legislative win late Tuesday with a framework for the "big,
The day one speaker schedule includes Vice President JD Vance, Michael Knowles, Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rick Scott, Nigel Farage, Steve Bannon, and Ben Shapiro, among many others. See the full agenda below for all of Thursday’s events.
The plan would see up to $5,000 sent to taxpayers if Elon Musk's DOGE reaches its goal of cutting $2 trillion in federal spending.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and House Speaker Mike Johnson also spoke at the conference, along with popular Trump ally, Steve Bannon. Elon Musk also made an appearance at the conservative gathering, brandishing a chainsaw given to him by Argentine President Javier Milei.
"Politically, that would be great for us, you know, because everybody gets a check," Johnson said to the crowd. "But if you think about our core principles, right, fiscal responsibility is what we do as conservatives.
House Speaker Mike Johnson praised Elon Musk's DOGE campaign on Monday during an event hosted by "Americans For Prosperity." "For decades, as we all know, we haven't been able to do that job well. Even though we've requested data and insight,
Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Elon Musk instantly has broken the codes to government agency data with his algorithms which will comb through the data, deciding who lives and dies in the federal government. This is beyond disgusting and despicable.
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