Plus, Democrats pass over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a North Carolina Republican tries to throw out ballots in this week’s 3-Minute Read from Jen Psaki.

Elon Musk has again found himself in the conversation for a powerful government position, this time as potential House speaker.

It took President-elect Donald Trump and his close confidant, Elon Musk, only about 24 hours to tank a stopgap funding bill presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed to keep the government open.

The billionaire is blowing up plans and taking names as he and the GOP-controlled House start to learn about working with each other.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister. Gonzales joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about the “confusing” dynamic between President-elect Trump,

Sen. Mike Lee predicts that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not remain speaker, calling for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the role next.

President-elect Donald Trump, after rejecting House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown, worked the phones on Thursday, showing wavering confidence in Johnson and claiming he is aligned with billionaire Elon Musk, who first posted multiple calls to kill the GOP-brokered spending deal.

Polymarket gained traction during the presidential election when an influx of bets placed on Trump winning raised some eyebrows. Those results stood in direct contrast to public polling from universities, media outlets and survey centers which had Vice President Kamala Harris winning.

While House speaker is expected to ride out pressure from MAGA Republicans to vacate his role, here are some likely replacements.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump's intervention over the government funding bill before the shutdown shows their strength — and Mike Johnson's weakness.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be getting cyberbullied by “efficiency” czar Elon Musk, over his continuing resolution.