'Bent to the will' of Elon Musk: Not all House lawmakers happy with spending bill

After a whirlwind of chaos this week that saw tech billionaire Elon Musk threaten Republicans into blocking a bipartisan funding deal to keep the government open, and the GOP failing to pass a stripped-down partisan version after dozens of their own members defected, the House finally passed a funding bill on Friday evening.

The finished bill — which now heads to the Senate and will likely avert a government shutdown over Christmas — is still pared down compared to what was agreed to before...