"One tweet and they run for the hills": Republicans don't know who's in charge
3 days, 14 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.” The man Democrats have dubbed “President Musk” has exerted his influence to stop previous budget deals. “DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency.” Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, sees a future where either Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy hold the gavel in the House. “We need bold new leadership.” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested on Friday that any shutdown would be the GOP's to own, regardless of who controls the presidency.

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Shutdown crisis reveals challenges for Speaker Johnson's leadership
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1 day, 14 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 …

Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
1 day, 19 hours ago

Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. Johnson’s shaky grip on the gravel Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, are listen during a U.S. Capitol Hanukkah event with a ceremonial Menorah lighting to commemorate …

'Bent to the will' of Elon Musk: Not all House lawmakers happy with spending bill
2 days, 14 hours ago

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

Raw Story  

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 …

“Who is in charge?”: Top Democrats criticize Musk’s role in government shutdown drama
2 days, 14 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 …

‘Sick’: Dems slam Johnson’s refusal to negotiate as government hurls toward shutdown
2 days, 22 hours ago

‘Sick’: Dems slam Johnson’s refusal to negotiate as government hurls toward shutdown

Raw Story  

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reportedly plans to bring a third spending bill to the House floor for a vote on Friday morning, just hours before an increasingly likely federal government shutdown at midnight. RELATED: ‘Hell No!’: Democrats ‘Unified’ Against Reworked Funding Bill More Favorable to Trump Thursday evening, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans were warned they needed …

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 …

House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go
3 days, 14 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 …

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms
3 days, 14 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 …

Democrats bail out Johnson, pass bill that could avert government shutdown
3 days, 14 hours ago

Democrats bail out Johnson, pass bill that could avert government shutdown

Salon  

The House of Representatives voted to keep the government afloat until mid-March on Friday evening after GOP infighting brought the country within hours of a lapse in federal funding. Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson turned to Democrats after a number of his colleagues signaled an unwillingness to tweak the debt ceiling or approve more spending. “I think he certainly is …

Johnson in ‘colossal mess’ with ‘no plan’ to avert shutdown amid rising anger: reports
3 days, 21 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 …

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
3 days, 22 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 rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown
4 days, 14 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 …

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown
4 days, 14 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 …

US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown
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4 days, 14 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 …

Trump-supported bill to avert government shutdown fails in House amid GOP revolt
4 days, 14 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 …

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind
4 days, 14 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. …

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
4 days, 19 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 …

Republicans fear Trump's demands will lead to 'galactically stupid' consequences
3 months ago

Republicans fear Trump's demands will lead to 'galactically stupid' consequences

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that House Republicans shut down the federal government unless they get the Democratic-held Senate and White House to sign off legislation that would make providing proof of citizenship a prerequisite for registering to vote. However, NBC News reports that Republicans in the House don't believe that a government shutdown would be at all …

Mike Johnson's funding bill flops as Trump demands shutdown ultimatum
3 months ago

Mike Johnson's funding bill flops as Trump demands shutdown ultimatum

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a blow on Wednesday night, as his short-term government funding bill failed. The core sticking point was the inclusion of the SAVE Act, a GOP legislative priority that would effectively gut the National Voter Registration Act by adding cumbersome new requirements for people to prove citizenship to register to vote — something that is already …

House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
3 months ago

House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. “We’re going to responsibly fund the government and we’re going to stop noncitizens voting in elections.” Meanwhile, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighed in again …

'Trump is pressuring GOP to shut down the government at the end of this month': report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Trump is pressuring GOP to shut down the government at the end of this month': report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing to make the nightmare that House Speaker Mike Johnson has worked to avoid come true. NBC News reports that "Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to shut down the government at the end of this month if Congress doesn’t pass a GOP-backed proposal to establish new election rules nationwide." Given that Democrats control both …

Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown
11 months ago

Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown

LA Times  

The stopgap bill passed both the House and the Senate on Thursday. Congress sent President Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would sign the resolution and accused Republicans of wasting time on partisan spending bills. “House …

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help
1 year, 1 month ago

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan. Johnson says the innovative approach would position House Republicans to “go into the fight” for deeper spending cuts in the new year, but many Republicans are …

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?

LA Times  

The first test of House Speaker Mike Johnson is whether he can make a deal to avoid a government shutdown. On Tuesday the House is expected to vote on a stopgap funding proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the once-obscure Louisiana Republican who was elevated to the speakership after the defenestration of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson has proposed a “laddered” continuing …

US Speaker’s 2-step plan fails to impress his Republicans as govt shutdown looms
1 year, 1 month ago

US Speaker’s 2-step plan fails to impress his Republicans as govt shutdown looms

Live Mint  

US News: Newly elected speaker Mike Johnson might have acquired the seat and the gavel, however, disciplining the conservative Republican hardliners seems like the herculean tasks his predecessor faced. Mike Johnson faces first big legislative battle this week as his tries to marshal his fractious Republican majority into supporting an unconventional plan. Some House Republican hardliners were already pushing back …

White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
1 year, 3 months ago

White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding

LA Times  

The White House was preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert a politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A federal shutdown after Sept. 30 seems all but certain unless House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can …

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