- Elon Musk
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Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown

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Musk’s latest ruse, demanding that more than 2 million federal employees all email Doge a list of their five weekly accomplishments or face dismissal, has caused mayhem across the US government.
Guardian
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The demand comes as Trump and congressional Democrats continue to feud over the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, which reasserted Congress' power of the purse and barred the executive branch from holding back any appropriated funds.
Fox News
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That view has been crystalizing in Republican leadership for some time, but appropriators have been eager to demonstrate there’s still the political will to pass all 12 spending bills through the regular appropriations process.
The Gazette
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Congressional negotiators have been struggling for weeks to strike a bipartisan deal that would keep the government funded past a mid-March deadline.
The Hill

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