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G.O.P. Spending Hawks Defy Trump on the Debt Limit, Previewing More Clashes
President-elect Donald J. Trump is known for his tight grip on members of his party, but the rare rejection of his demand to raise the debt limit reflected a disconnect that could plague his policy ...The New York Times - 1h -
The Republicans Who Defied Trump on the Spending and Debt Deal
The rebels are largely the most conservative lawmakers who are passionate about slashing spending and debt. They hail from deep-red districts where a primary challenge is less of a danger.The New York Times - 3h -
House Republicans regrouping after government funding bill fails
Speaker Mike Johnson said that Republicans will "regroup" and "come up with another solution" after the government funding bill failed to pass.ABC News - 11h -
Spending bill passes US House hours before deadline, avoiding government shutdown – US politics live
The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal fails The US government could shut down. Here’s what to ...The Guardian - 51m -
House Republicans weigh new spending bill hours ahead of government shutdown
NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the latest developments from Congress as lawmakers continue to work towards a new spending deal that would help avert a government shutdown before the end of the year.NBC News - 3h -
House Republican hits Johnson over Trump influence on shutdown 'circus'
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Friday morning, saying he "dragged" President-elect Trump into conversations about the spending bill as the threat of a ...The Hill - 4h -
Government on track for shutdown after Trump-backed spending bill fails
Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump's sinking of a bipartisan spending bill has put the government on course for a holiday shutdown after a Trump-backed spending bill failed Thursday night. ...CBS News - 11h -
Shutdown looms as Trump-backed bill fails in the House
The House rejected a bill late Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect ...NBC News - 15h -
Dozens of House Republicans Defy Trump’s Orders to Support Spending Bill
Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect’s command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the ...The New York Times - 21h -
Trump-backed government spending deal fails in House vote
A new government funding bill proposed by Republican lawmakers and supported by President-elect Donald Trump failed Thursday in a House vote after a previous bipartisan agreement was scuttled ...CBS News - 21h -
These 38 Republicans voted against the Trump-backed spending bill
Thirty-eight House Republican lawmakers voted against the President-elect Trump-backed government spending bill that failed to clear the lower chamber with just more than a day before the ...The Hill - 22h -
Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump
A day before potential shutdown, House rejects package hastily assembled after Trump and Musk scuttled prior deal. Donald Trump suffered a humiliating setback on Thursday when Republicans in ...The Guardian - 22h -
Republican spending bill to avert government shutdown fails in House – live
Spending bill backed by Donald Trump fails 174-235, leaving lawmakers with just one day to stave off shutdown. What is the US debt ceiling? Donald Trump ’s disruption of the government ...The Guardian - 23h -
House votes down Republican bill to avert government shutdown on eve of deadline
The House rejected a Republican bill to avoid a government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the far-right blew up an earlier, bipartisan deal.NBC News - 23h -
Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No
House Republicans earlier scrambled after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk panned a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.CNBC - 23h -
House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill
House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday. Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM ...The Hill - 1d -
Watch: House votes on spending bill
The House is slated to vote on the revamped government spending bill Thursday evening. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) initially proposed the continuing resolution Tuesday evening, but was met with ...The Hill - 1d -
READ: Republicans' revamped 'plan B' spending bill
After pressure from President-elect Trump and his allies resulted in the demise of the bipartisan spending bill before it could go to the House floor for a vote, House Republicans have reached an ...The Hill - 1d -
What Senate Republicans are saying after Trump tanks government funding bill
Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks.ABC News - 1d -
House Republicans race to find a Trump-backed path to avoid government shutdown
Donald Trump and Elon Musk sank a GOP-backed bill to fund the government, dealing a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson and raising the odds of a shutdown.CNBC - 1d -
Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill
Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP leader’s spending deal. Vance was in Johnson’s office for ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans from hurricane-ravaged states warn against stripping disaster aid from spending bill
Senate Republicans from regions affected by hurricanes and other storms are warning negotiators against stripping disaster funding from the stopgap spending bill that is suddenly in turmoil after ...The Hill - 1d -
White House blasts Trump, GOP over spending threats
The White House on Wednesday blasted President-elect Trump and Republicans for sinking a proposed government spending deal, raising the possibility of a shutdown. “Republicans need to stop playing ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump: Republicans who back spending bill without debt increase should face primary
President-elect Trump on Wednesday said any Republican lawmaker who backs a continuing resolution without including an increase to the debt limit should face a primary challenge, placing the issue ...The Hill - 1d -
Shutdown Threat Looms as Trump Urges Congress to Reject Spending Bill
This would be the first government shutdown since 2018 into 2019 — during Trump’s first four-year White House term.Inc. - 1d -
Will the bill to avert a government shutdown pass without Trump's support?
For the second time in three months, Congress is facing a fast-approaching deadline to pass a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump and some other ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump denounces massive spending bill, pushing government closer to shutdown
President-elect Trump denounced a spending bill that Democrats and some Republicans had agreed on, pushing the government closer to a shutdown later this week. Elon Musk also weighed in on the ...NBC News - 1d -
House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.CBS News - 2d -
The Wrath of Trump: House Republicans Map a Case Against Liz Cheney
President-elect Donald J. Trump has never been shy about his desire to see his enemies punished. But he often shows a measure of caution about taking credit for potential prosecutions himself.The New York Times - 2d -
'We've got a lot of good wins' in government funding bill, says House Budget Republican
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), a member of the House Budget Committee, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown, and talks about encouraging ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump allies work to sink government spending bill
Allies of President-elect Trump lashed out Wednesday over a massive government funding deal ahead of a looming deadline at the end of the week, pushing for lawmakers to oppose the agreement and ...The Hill - 2d -
Zinke: Many House Republicans 'beholden' to Trump
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) says many House Republicans are “beholden” to President-elect Trump after getting his support during the 2024 election cycle, and that he will have a big influence on the ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Ro Khanna supports cutting defense spending in Trump's DOGE
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said that there could be “huge bipartisan cooperation” for President-elect Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee in the new year — at least when it ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Elon Musk spends $277 million to back Trump and Republican candidates
Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.CBS News - Dec. 6 -
South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.CBS News - Dec. 3