FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP, File)

It's been a dramatic week in Congress, with fighting among lawmakers over a federal spending bill potentially forcing the government into shutdown.

Why the US government is facing a shutdown this weekend

Musk was asked about the rumoured donation by ITV News as he arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Elon Musk denies reports he will donate £80m to Nigel Farage's Reform

Nigel Farage said it would be "great" if South African billionaire Musk went ahead with the huge £80 million donation.

Will Musk be allowed to donate £80 million to Farage's Reform UK?

'Doge' began as a meme of a Shiba Inu dog in the early 2010s - but what has that got to do with cryptocurrency, Musk and the US government?

From viral dog to the US government: What is Doge and how is Elon Musk involved?

Elon Musk will co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, also known as Doge, alongside Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy. 

Trump picks Elon Musk to lead government's new 'cost-cutting' department 

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US election sparked record financial gains for the world's richest including his biggest campaign donor Elon Musk

The world's ten richest people earn $64bn in one day following Trump's triumph

The SpaceX and Tesla owner was one of Donald Trump's most vocal backers in the run up to election day - but could he be rewarded with a role in his government?

Elon Musk: How could the world's richest man benefit from Trump's win?

Immediately drawing scrutiny from Democrats and law experts, critics say this latest stunt could violate laws against paying people to register to vote.

Elon Musk promising $1m to someone each day ahead of election - is it legal?

Swindon North MP Will Stone, a former MMA fighter, will take on professional Matt Inman in a charity bout next month.

Meet the UK's hardest MP: MMA fighter who traded the cage for the Commons

Towering almost 400 feet (121 metres), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. 

SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket in boldest test flight yet

Despite the dramatic touchdown the mission was seen as a success by Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX, who tweeted "Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!".

SpaceX Starship launch ends in explosive landing 

Brazil's supreme court has ordered that Elon Musk's X be suspended after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country.

Brazil judge orders suspension of Elon Musk's X

Imane Khelif won gold in Paris amid controversy after being banned by the discredited International Boxing Association over an alleged failed gender test. 

Imane Khelif files cyberbullying lawsuit against Musk, Trump and JK Rowling 

Billed by Trump as 'the interview of the century', the former president and Elon Musk's exchange was initially marred with tech issues.

Trump-Musk: First a tech meltdown, then a bromance with some bizarre claims

Tesla's shareholders also voted to approve moving the electric car company's headquarters to Texas.

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