House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
3 days, 5 hours ago

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands. In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage — but House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared determined to reassess, before Friday’s midnight deadline. The outcome proved a massive setback for Trump and his billionaire ally, Elon Musk, who rampaged against Johnson’s bipartisan compromise, which Republicans and Democrats had reached earlier to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown. During his first term, Trump led Republicans into the longest government shutdown in history during the 2018 Christmas season, and interrupted the holidays in 2020 by tanking a bipartisan COVID-relief bill and forcing a do-over.

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US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown
1 day, 13 hours ago

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

Deccan Chronicle  

The US Senate passed a spending measure early on Saturday, ensuring that federal government funding will continue through mid-March, the New York Times reported.The 85-to-11 vote came shortly after the midnight deadline, preventing a potential government shutdown that would have disrupted services and services just before the holidays.The bill, which was also approved earlier in the House, provides USD 100 …

What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about his next four years as US president
1 day, 15 hours ago

What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about his next four years as US president

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending, but he failed to achieve his central goal of raising the debt limit. Trump's decision to inject …

Shutdown crisis reveals challenges for Speaker Johnson's leadership
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1 day, 15 hours ago

Shutdown crisis reveals challenges for Speaker Johnson's leadership

India Today  

WASHINGTON: One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. “Ultimately, and let’s be honest, that’s going to be — a large portion of that — will be up to Donald J. Trump.” And yet, Johnson was able to buy time, convincing Trump he would meet the president-elect’s …

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
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2 days, 7 hours ago

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown

ABP News  

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent a midnight government shutdown on Friday, defying President-elect Donald Trump's call to approve trillions of dollars in new debt. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X that he is “confident” the Senate will vote to avert a shutdown and hopes “to get it passed as soon as possible.” The legislation …

Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown
2 days, 9 hours ago

Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown

Raw Story  

The Democratic-led Senate passed an 11th-hour stopgap funding bill to avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government. The GOP's first attempt at a spending bill collapsed Wednesday, with tech billionaire Elon Musk and Trump coming out against it. "We are excited about this outcome," House Speaker Mike Johnson said, calling it "America First legislation" and particularly celebrating how it …

US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline
2 days, 12 hours ago

US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline

Deccan Chronicle  

Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.Johnson insisted Congress would "meet our obligations" and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the …

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval
2 days, 15 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

LA Times  

The Capitol is pictured in Washington on Friday. President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker …

Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown

Al Jazeera  

The US president hails the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to the wire. United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan funding bill that averts a government shutdown, days after Congress was thrown into turmoil after President-elect Donald Trump rejected an initial deal. “That’s good news for the …

“Who is in charge?”: Top Democrats criticize Musk’s role in government shutdown drama
2 days, 15 hours ago

“Who is in charge?”: Top Democrats criticize Musk’s role in government shutdown drama

Salon  

Prominent Democrats lambasted Elon Musk’s influence on negotiations to avert this weekend’s potential government shutdown, questioning his behind-the-scenes role in shaping Republican strategy. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said Musk’s involvement suggested he was “calling the shots for Trump and Republicans,” asking pointedly, “Who is in charge?” The criticism followed a turbulent week on Capitol …

US Senate clears bipartisan spending bill, narrowly avoids government shutdown
2 days, 15 hours ago

US Senate clears bipartisan spending bill, narrowly avoids government shutdown

India Today  

The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the-wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The late-night vote capped a frantic week that saw President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray. House Speaker Mike Johnson …

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
2 days, 15 hours ago

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

New Indian Express  

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. The federal debt limit expires Jan. 1, and Trump doesn't want the first months of his new administration saddled with tough negotiations in Congress to lift the nation's borrowing capacity. “Congress must …

New spending bill to avert government shutdown passes House
2 days, 16 hours ago

New spending bill to avert government shutdown passes House

Raw Story  

A last-ditch effort to temporarily fund the government and avert a shutdown passed the House on Friday, a sigh of relief for millions of federal workers whose paychecks were thrust into uncertainty during the holidays. The latest attempt at a funding bill comes after lawmakers scrambled to update the spending bill this week following House Republicans' failure to pass a …

'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell
2 days, 16 hours ago

'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell

Raw Story  

Sen. Mitch McConnell gave a leadership farewell speech in the Senate on Friday as he prepares to step down as Senate Republican Leader, reported CNN — and took a parting shot at his colleagues in the House whose last-minute obedience to threats from tech billionaire Elon Musk led to a bipartisan funding agreement falling apart, and a possible government shutdown. …

'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed
2 days, 19 hours ago

'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed

Raw Story  

The bedlam unfolding on Capitol Hill over passing a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown could portend trouble for the GOP's broader legislative agenda, former Donald Trump director of legislative affairs Marc Short told CNBC News on Friday. CNBC anchor Carl Quintanilla asked Short whether tech billionaire Elon Musk's interference in the process — which led the GOP caucus …

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
3 days ago

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. But the day’s outcome was …

'First make-or-break moment': Allies fear 'disaster is around the corner' for Trump
3 days ago

'First make-or-break moment': Allies fear 'disaster is around the corner' for Trump

Raw Story  

As the Friday night deadline draws closer, the United States appears to be heading for a federal government shutdown. "After the Trump-blessed continuing resolution and debt ceiling package failed yesterday with an embarrassingly high 38 House Republicans voting against the proposal," Bade reports, "House Speaker Mike Johnson spent last night wracking his brain for a 'Plan C' to fund the …

US Spending Bill Backed by Donald Trump Fails To Get Republican Support At Congress Risks Govt Shutdown Amid Christmas 2024 Rush
3 days ago

US Spending Bill Backed by Donald Trump Fails To Get Republican Support At Congress Risks Govt Shutdown Amid Christmas 2024 Rush

ABP News  

A spending bill supported by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect. The vote exposed deep divisions within Trump's Republican Party, which could resurface next year when the party takes control of the White House and both chambers of US Congress. Trump had pressed lawmakers to resolve pending issues …

Americans gird for Christmas U.S. government shutdown
3 days, 3 hours ago

Americans gird for Christmas U.S. government shutdown

Raw Story  

U.S. lawmakers were racing Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas. Conservatives immediately voiced frustration over the add-ons in the 1,547-page text and Musk -- Trump's incoming point man on government spending cuts -- spent Wednesday …

New spending bill to avert shutdown fails despite Trump and Musk's MAGA seal of approval
3 days, 15 hours ago

New spending bill to avert shutdown fails despite Trump and Musk's MAGA seal of approval

Raw Story  

An 11th-hour spending bill that would avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government failed to pass Thursday evening, a day before the current funding bill is set to expire. President-elect Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk on Wednesday helped kill House Republicans' first attempt at a funding bill, which would've funded the government through mid-March. Trump, Musk and …

Donald Trump-backed spending deal to avert government shutdown fails in US House
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Donald Trump-backed spending deal to avert government shutdown fails in US House

India Today  

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. Trump had pressured lawmakers to tie up loose ends before he takes office on Jan. 20, but members of the …

Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean
3 days, 15 hours ago

Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean

India Today  

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays. Here’s what to know about a possible government shutdown, what agencies would be affected …

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement
3 days, 15 hours ago

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-20 09:15 The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. WASHINGTON -- The US House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a new Republican spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan stopgap bill, leaving lawmakers just one day to approve new funding to avert …

Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House
3 days, 15 hours ago

Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House

Al Jazeera  

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass with only hours remaining before an expected shutdown. “We are really grateful that tonight, in bipartisan fashion with overwhelming majority of votes, we passed the American Relief Act of 2025,” Mike Johnson, the House speaker, said in a news conference after the vote. But this week, President-elect …

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms
3 days, 15 hours ago

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms

Al Jazeera  

US House of Representatives rejects spending bill as US edges closer to partial government shutdown. The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare to travel during the holiday season. The Republican-led bill was a last-ditch effort to avert a …

US Congress debates last-minute spending bill to avert government shutdown
3 days, 15 hours ago

US Congress debates last-minute spending bill to avert government shutdown

Al Jazeera  

Nonessential government functions are expected to shutter on Saturday unless a government spending bill can be passed. “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under ‘TRUMP’,” the president-elect said on Friday in a social media post. “If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution …

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement
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3 days, 15 hours ago

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. WASHINGTON -- The US House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a new Republican spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan stopgap bill, leaving lawmakers just one day to approve new funding to avert a government shutdown. The vote …

"One tweet and they run for the hills": Republicans don't know who's in charge
3 days, 15 hours ago

"One tweet and they run for the hills": Republicans don't know who's in charge

Salon  

With less than twelve hours to go until a lapse in federal funding will force a government shutdown, House Republicans aren’t sure who to listen to. President-elect Donald Trump’s demand on Thursday that “all Republicans” should vote yes on the second bill fell on deaf ears. “Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, they’re in charge of our government right now, it seems.” …

House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go
3 days, 15 hours ago

House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors on next steps after Trump doubled-down on his insistence that a debt …

'Success!' Trump declares victory in salvaging spending bill deal he helped torpedo
3 days, 18 hours ago

'Success!' Trump declares victory in salvaging spending bill deal he helped torpedo

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump declared "success in Washington" on Thursday afternoon and said lawmakers in Congress have come to a "very good deal" to avert a government shutdown. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes," wrote Trump. …

Trump's put himself in a 'big mess' as House Dems sit back and watch GOP 'squirm': report
3 days, 19 hours ago

Trump's put himself in a 'big mess' as House Dems sit back and watch GOP 'squirm': report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump faces the very real possibility of being the first-ever American president to be inaugurated with a shut-down federal government. As Politico reported, the decision by Trump and X owner Elon Musk to kill the bipartisan funding deal to keep the government open has put Trump in a "big mess" at a time when he hoped to be …

Johnson in ‘colossal mess’ with ‘no plan’ to avert shutdown amid rising anger: reports
3 days, 22 hours ago

Johnson in ‘colossal mess’ with ‘no plan’ to avert shutdown amid rising anger: reports

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican majority in the House reportedly have "no plan" to avert a shutdown of the federal government—a shutdown that will begin at 12:01 AM Saturday unless they can draft and pass replacement legislation, convince the Senate to pass it, and get President Joe Biden to sign it into law—all in about 36 hours. Up until …

'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster
3 days, 22 hours ago

'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday helped to blow up a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open, and he's already trying to shift the blame. In an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Trump reiterated his warning that any government funding package needed to either significantly raise the debt ceiling or even abolish it completely. Republican-led government shutdowns during …

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
3 days, 23 hours ago

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands. “That’s exactly what they’re going to get.” For Johnson, …

Looming government shutdown a 'terrifying preview' of Trump and DOGE
4 days, 3 hours ago

Looming government shutdown a 'terrifying preview' of Trump and DOGE

Raw Story  

U.S. President Trump and his allies, including billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are blowing up bipartisan efforts to prevent a government shutdown that could begin this weekend with statements opposing a proposed stopgap measure. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a Wednesday statement that "Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will …

Trump and Vance cause chaos with attack on stop-gap spending bill as government shutdown looms: Live
4 days, 4 hours ago

Trump and Vance cause chaos with attack on stop-gap spending bill as government shutdown looms: Live

The Independent  

✕ Close Donald Trump says ‘something strange is going on’ with drone sightings Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read …

Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill
4 days, 15 hours ago

Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill

Al Jazeera  

Trump was one of several prominent Republicans in the incoming administration to denounce the bill on social media. But Trump has shown little aversion to political brinkmanship, and his opposition to the current stopgap bill — or “continuing resolution” — is poised to avoid another government shutdown early in his second term. “We don’t normally like what’s called a continuing …

Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown
4 days, 15 hours ago

Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the end of the week. Trump instead urged Congress to pass legislation that would tie up loose ends before he takes office next month by raising the government's …

US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown
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4 days, 15 hours ago

US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown

India Today  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Jeffries said “an agreement is an agreement,” and by backing out of it “the House Republicans “will now own any harm that is …

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown
4 days, 15 hours ago

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown

NPR  

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been sworn in yet but he's already running Washington again in his familiar style of upheaval and intraparty drama, starting with the decision to kill a bipartisan spending bill without a strategy to avoid a government shutdown. Trump and his …

Trump was gliding into his inauguration. Now he’s facing a big mess.
4 days, 15 hours ago

Trump was gliding into his inauguration. Now he’s facing a big mess.

Politico  

Two shocks to the system this week have cast Washington into chaos as Republicans scramble to avoid a self-created looming government shutdown and weather a market slide at the peak of the holiday season. “As soon as President Trump released his official stance on the CR, Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view,” incoming White House Press Secretary …

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind
4 days, 15 hours ago

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with Republican House leaders at a news conference Tuesday. A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job — while federal offices are being told to prepare to shutter operations ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. …

Trump-supported bill to avert government shutdown fails in House amid GOP revolt
4 days, 15 hours ago

Trump-supported bill to avert government shutdown fails in House amid GOP revolt

Salon  

Despite the backing of GOP leadership and President-elect Donald Trump, a proposal meant to avert a looming government shutdown failed 174-235 in the House on Thursday afternoon. “They are simply doing the bidding of their wealthy donors and puppeteers.” In addition to keeping the federal government operations, the bill would have handed the incoming Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress a …

Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help
4 days, 16 hours ago

Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. AP AUDIO: Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk’s help AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports President-elect Donald Trump has sunk a deal to keep the government funded days before a shutdown deadline. “The people who elected us are …

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
4 days, 20 hours ago

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. AP AUDIO: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes …

Congress strikes last-minute funding deal to avert government shutdown
5 days, 4 hours ago

Congress strikes last-minute funding deal to avert government shutdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The last-minute legislation, unveiled on Tuesday night in Capitol Hill, includes $100 billion in …

U.S. Congress races to avert Christmas government shutdown
1 week, 2 days ago

U.S. Congress races to avert Christmas government shutdown

Raw Story  

by Frankie TAGGART U.S. lawmakers scrambled Friday to reach an agreement on funding federal agencies through the New Year to avert a damaging government shutdown due to begin in just seven days. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have yet to strike an agreement even on overall spending levels, let alone on how to …

MAGA Republican calls for monthlong government shutdown until Trump takes office
2 weeks, 2 days ago

MAGA Republican calls for monthlong government shutdown until Trump takes office

Raw Story  

Rep. Andy Biggs argued in a column for the conservative Washington Examiner that Congress should let the federal government shut down for a month and just wait for President-elect Donald Trump to take office. The only exception is that Congress periodically crams all of the programs and bills into a single entity called 'omnibus' legislation for the purpose of raising …

'No easy answer': Report highlights problem that could 'mess with Trump's first 100 days'
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'No easy answer': Report highlights problem that could 'mess with Trump's first 100 days'

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump and his party may quickly find themselves engulfed in a battle to fund the federal government that NBC News reports could "mess with" the first 100 days of his second term. "The big downside is it would create a critical deadline early in the Trump presidency, potentially taking valuable time away from confirming his nominees through the …

Trump walks back government shutdown posture as he rethinks who will get blamed: report
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump walks back government shutdown posture as he rethinks who will get blamed: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump thought voters would blame President Joe Biden if the GOP forced a government shutdown over immigration. Trump publicly demanded a shutdown a month ahead of the election if House Republicans failed to pass the SAVE Act, which would impose new citizenship documentation requirements to register to vote. "Trump had been initially supportive of a shutdown for …

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