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'Waffling and weak': Insiders say Trump is furious with Mike Johnson — and mulling his end
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'Waffling and weak': Insiders say Trump is furious with Mike Johnson — and mulling his end

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson has fallen out of favor with Donald Trump who is now considering throwing him overboard in favor of a new leader of the House, insiders close to the president-elect told Politico Monday. And, in the end, he was unimpressed with the entire chaotic process, which left the incoming administration questioning whether Johnson is capable of managing an …

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Trump is already walking back on his promises
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Trump is already walking back on his promises

Raw Story  

— Republicans in Congress kick the can down the road to March. But those corrupt Republicans who love the morbidly rich and hate average Americans haven’t given up hope; here’s the operant sentence from the article in today’s Washington Post about the vote: “ proposed a handshake deal with fiscal hawks in his own party to try next year to …

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US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown
1 day, 12 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 …

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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 …

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Trump's spending fight: What it means for the next four years
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Trump's spending fight: What it means for the next four years

India Today  

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. Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist, wrote on X that Trump “is already running Congress before he takes office!” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he had …

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Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
1 day, 18 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 …

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Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
1 day, 22 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe 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 Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

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'I think he's done': Speaker Johnson's future uncertain following gov funding 'chaos'
1 day, 22 hours ago

'I think he's done': Speaker Johnson's future uncertain following gov funding 'chaos'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — As Congress careened toward a Saturday midnight deadline to pass a government funding bill, legislators exclusively told Raw Story Friday that party leaders were negotiating through the “chaos” created by President-elect Donald Trump and his allies who sunk a deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson spent weeks brokering — making his future as House leader unknown. Rep. Jerrold …

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Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report
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Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has already had to expend some of his political capital on pushing a government funding bill across the finish line — a month before his own inauguration. In a Saturday article, Politico's Lisa Kashinsky and Holly Otterbein observed that the president-elect was unable to unify his party around the most recent bill to keep the federal government …

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US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
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2 days, 6 hours ago

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown

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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 …

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Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown
2 days, 8 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 …

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IBC | Financial Creditor Can Submit Claim Even If There Is No Default Of Debt : Supreme Court
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IBC | Financial Creditor Can Submit Claim Even If There Is No Default Of Debt : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed a default is not necessary for a debt to become a financial debt under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih held that under Section 5 of the IBC, any person to whom financial debt is owed becomes a Financial Creditor even if there …

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IBC | Financial Creditor Can Submit Claim Even If There Is No Default Of Debt : Supreme Court
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2 days, 9 hours ago

IBC | Financial Creditor Can Submit Claim Even If There Is No Default Of Debt : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed a default is not necessary for a debt to become a financial debt under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih held that under Section 5 of the IBC, any person to whom financial debt is owed becomes a Financial Creditor even if there …

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US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline
2 days, 11 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 …

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Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China
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Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructuring. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay …

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Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China
2 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China

New Indian Express  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay for …

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House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
2 days, 14 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 …

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White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump
2 days, 14 hours ago

White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration is looking at which rules to finish and which to pull back before the end of his term. President Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald …

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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval
2 days, 14 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 …

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US Senate clears bipartisan spending bill, narrowly avoids government shutdown
2 days, 14 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 …

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Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington
2 days, 14 hours ago

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted lawmakers would “meet our obligations” and not allow …

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'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill
2 days, 14 hours ago

'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin took a moment to cheer Friday night on the steps of the Capitol following a much-anticipated vote in the House on what turned out to be a contentious back-and-forth on a spending bill to avert a holiday shutdown. Raskin jabbed his GOP colleagues, telling reporters he wanted to take a moment to "appreciate the fact that we've …

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Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans
2 days, 17 hours ago

Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans

Daily Mail  

Taxpayers are set to bear the burden of £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's plans to create 'super-councils' via their local authority reform. Thurrock Council was left with more than £1billion worth of debt after investing in a solar farm tycoon who used taxpayer cash to buy luxury goods including a yacht and a private jet Ministers want to …

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Trump's new enemy could 'bring the Republican agenda to a halt': ex-GOP lawmaker
2 days, 18 hours ago

Trump's new enemy could 'bring the Republican agenda to a halt': ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Donald Trump may have caused headaches for himself by making an enemy of a Texas Republican, according to a former lawmaker. The president-elect singled out Rep. Chip Roy this week on social media after the congressman joined 38 GOP lawmakers who opposed a Trump-endorsed bill that would have increased the debt limit as part of a measure to keep the …

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