House GOP and Trump bow to co-president Musk and tank funding bill

House Republican leaders pulled bipartisan legislation that would fund the federal government after multibillionaire Elon Musk whipped up opposition with a misinformation-packed posting frenzy of more than 100 tweets on the subject on X. Musk led the charge and was later joined by Donald Trump.

The federal government will need critical funding after Friday or face a shutdown. If a shutdown occurs, many government employees will stop working and miss their paychecks. A shutdown would lead...