How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down
2 days, 19 hours ago

How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—There was much to celebrate when House Speaker Mike Johnson walked into Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump just after the November election. Attendees in the private box with the lawmakers said Trump and Musk didn’t voice major concerns about the pending spending package. Republican lawmakers contacted Musk and Ramaswamy to voice their own concerns about the original bill’s spending proposals, according to people familiar with the matter. For hours, lawmakers waited for Trump to say something, wondering if Musk and Ramaswamy’s angry social-media rants reflected the president-elect’s position. Shortly after the Trump-backed spending bill failed Thursday night, Trump’s ally Steve Bannon took the stage at a rally of the president’s supporters in Phoenix.

History of this topic

Elon Musk brings his messy way of doing things to Washington
20 hours, 9 minutes ago
What the spending fight portends for the next Congress and the Trump administration
1 day, 5 hours ago
'Blindsided' and 'furious' Trump turned Elon Musk loose on House leadership: insider
1 day, 16 hours ago
Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect
Trending News
2 days, 5 hours ago
Government shutdown: It's Elon Musk's world, and we're just living in it.
2 days, 18 hours ago
US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
Trending News
2 days, 21 hours ago
Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown
2 days, 23 hours ago
'Bent to the will' of Elon Musk: Not all House lawmakers happy with spending bill
3 days, 5 hours ago
“Who is in charge?”: Top Democrats criticize Musk’s role in government shutdown drama
3 days, 5 hours ago
Week in politics: The threat of a government shutdown dominated political news this week.
3 days, 5 hours ago
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
3 days, 7 hours ago
US Spending Bill Backed by Donald Trump Fails To Get Republican Support At Congress Risks Govt Shutdown Amid Christmas 2024 Rush
3 days, 14 hours ago
'Hurts everyone': Finger-pointing takes over social media after spending bill implodes
4 days, 3 hours ago
New spending bill to avert shutdown fails despite Trump and Musk's MAGA seal of approval
4 days, 5 hours ago
Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms
4 days, 5 hours ago
House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement
Trending News
4 days, 5 hours ago
The picture that tells you everything you need to know about what DOGE will do to the federal government
4 days, 6 hours ago
‘Hell no!’ New ‘extreme MAGA’ spending plan draws chants from outraged Democrats
4 days, 6 hours ago
'It costs money!' Some Republicans push back at Musk's pressure to shut down government
4 days, 10 hours ago
'President Musk' trends after Trump's top oligarch torpedoes federal spending deal
4 days, 11 hours ago
Democrats blast influence of ‘President Elon Musk’ over Trump amid spending deal row
Trending News
4 days, 14 hours ago
Report shows Musk and Trump pushed GOP to kill the bill to keep government open
4 days, 17 hours ago
Musk draws first blood with spending bill bombshell
4 days, 18 hours ago
Musk's outrage spurs Trump to block bipartisan budget, government shutdown looms
5 days, 3 hours ago
Trump was gliding into his inauguration. Now he’s facing a big mess.
5 days, 5 hours ago
Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill
5 days, 5 hours ago
Trump, Musk wreak year-end havoc in Washington: Early signs of a volatile Trump 2.0?
5 days, 5 hours ago
Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help
5 days, 6 hours ago
GOP mulls killing stopgap funding bill after Musk sends 'shockwaves' through Capitol
5 days, 7 hours ago
Who answers to who? Fox News demands Speaker Johnson defend spending bill to Elon Musk
Trending News
5 days, 11 hours ago
Elon Musk fueled backlash to spending plan with false and misleading claims
6 days, 5 hours ago
"It’s clear who’s in charge": House GOP scraps funding bill after Trump, Musk tirades
6 days, 5 hours ago
"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill
6 days, 5 hours ago
Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
2 weeks ago
'Disaster': Senior Republican aide predicts what will get Elon Musk 'bounced by Trump'
2 weeks, 4 days ago
GOP lawmakers try to draft DOGE leaders to their side of the spending war
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
1 month ago
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘budget cuts’ could spark constitutional clash in Trump presidency: Report
1 month ago
Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
1 month ago
Trump taps Musk to lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' with Ramaswamy
1 month, 1 week ago
Musk's Spending Cuts Plan: A Call for Fiscal Responsibility
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Democrats call for Elon Musk to be investigated over his 'dark money' $1M giveaway to swing state voters
2 months ago

Discover Related