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 …
Soon-to-be Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk can add another imaginary title to his resume: social media majority whip. Musk was tagged to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, and the pair were given the ill-defined mandate to slash government spending. He posted more than 40 times to his social media app X on Wednesday, calling the …
The US Congress on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin next week, despite a significant revolt among House Republicans against their leadership for not securing new federal spending cuts. In a post on X, US President Joe Biden wrote, “Today, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to keep the government open, avoiding a …
LOADING ERROR LOADING With hours left to go on the eve of a government shutdown, Congress passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded and workers at their desks through mid-November. On Saturday afternoon, the House voted 335-91 for a temporary funding bill to keep the government operating through Nov. 16 and also fund disaster assistance; 209 Democrats joined …
