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White House blasts GOP funding bill ahead of vote
The White House on Thursday bashed a newly released Republican funding bill as a “billionaire giveaway” ahead of the vote on it on the House floor. “Republicans are doing the bidding of their ...The Hill - 4h -
GOP Lawmakers Want Elon Musk to Be Speaker of the House
There is no requirement that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of Congress. After Elon Musk all but killed a bill to fund the government, lawmakers now propose to cut out the middleman.Wired - 8h -
Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X
Trump's statement opposing the bill came out several hours after Musk's posts.ABC News - 9h -
Musk and Trump put House GOP in a bind
With time running out, Speaker Mike Johnson's attempt to avoid a government shutdown now faces a battery of new nearly impossible-to-deliver demands from the right.Politico - 14h -
Trump backs House GOP accusation Liz Cheney tampered with Jan. 6 committee witness
She called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."ABC News - 16h -
House GOP reaches Trump-backed funding deal
House Republicans are planning to vote on a new short-term funding measure after a previous plan collapsed Wednesday night due to pushback from President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News' Scott ...CBS News - 4h -
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 - 4h -
Elon Musk puts outsize influence on display in government funding fight: ANALYSIS
Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is.ABC News - 6h -
Trump blesses internal House GOP deal to avert government shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump came out in support of the new funding deal reached by House Republicans. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur, Garrett Haake, David Ingram and Chuck Todd explain the latest ...NBC News - 6h -
Trump team affirms he's leader of GOP amid 'President Musk' barbs
President-elect Trump's transition team pushed back against Democratic lawmakers who suggested Elon Musk is the "real leader" of the Republican Party after his aggressive pressure campaign against ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump joins Elon Musk in opposing House GOP's government funding bill
President-elect Donald Trump came out against a government funding bill backed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.CNBC - 13h -
House Democrat: 'Unelected oligarch' Musk 'governing by tweet'
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) criticized President-elect Trump for allowing SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “govern” through a series of social media posts that effectively helped to delay passage of a stopgap ...The Hill - 14h -
Will ‘Good Trump’ or ‘Bad Trump’ prevail on housing?
If Democrats want to recapture working America, there are few better ways than to stand up for them on the bedrock issue of housing.The Hill - 15h -
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 -
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 - 1d -
Musk says House GOP shouldn't pass stopgap funding deal
Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk came out against a stopgap deal as he pushes for the government to reduce spending. The bipartisan legislation was released Tuesday night in a last-minute ...The Hill - 1d -
Musk favorability similar to Trump's: Survey
American's have a similar view of President-elect Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk — a key ally as he prepares to return to the White House — when it comes to favorability, according to a new ...The Hill - 1d -
House GOP fumes at Johnson
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Johnson faces backlash over shutdown negotiations House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Bipartisan energy talks collapse, say Manchin, Carper, blaming House GOP
A bipartisan effort to speed up the buildout of the nation’s energy projects has failed — or at least will not be attached to a stopgap funding bill — say two key lawmakers who were involved with ...The Hill - 3d -
Sam Altman on Microsoft, Trump and Musk
The OpenAI C.E.O. spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit.The New York Times - 5d -
GOP senators fear House chaos could derail Trump's agenda
Republican senators fear that the narrow House GOP majority in next year’s Congress could rain chaos on President-elect Trump’s agenda and are pushing to finish up work on the overdue annual ...The Hill - Dec. 12 -
Outgoing House committee chair pushed GOP's winning education issues
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx has reached her final hours as the House's education policy leader. The education committee votes on its next chairman on Thursday.ABC News - Dec. 12 -
Assad's fall puts new scrutiny on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump intelligence pick
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard returns to the Senate this week to meet with lawmakers about her being Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence.ABC News - Dec. 10 -
Syria turmoil puts US troops in bind, scrambles alliances
The collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria throws a major wrench into the counter-ISIS mission for the roughly 900 U.S. troops in the country, while also complicating Washington's allies in the ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Hungary's Orbán meets with Trump and Musk
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Monday with President-elect Trump, his incoming national security adviser and billionaire Elon Musk, who has wielded significant influence in Trump's ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Has Trump's election put an end to woke culture in America?
Donald Trump's election has given Americans permission to stop fearing what the say, and his return to the White House may put a dent in the woke culture.The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Kinzinger has 'absolutely no worries' Trump will try to put him in jail
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he has “absolutely no worries” that President-elect Trump will try to put him in jail. Trump joined “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday for ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Trump's new coalition puts female nominees at forefront
Women are set to play a key role in President-elect Trump’s administration, as he nominates and appoints a number of them to high-level posts. Trump has so far named eight women to Cabinet-level ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
House GOP to choose chairs for influential committees: Who’s in the running
House Republican leaders will choose new chairs for a number of influential committees this week, people who will have the power to help deliver on President-elect Trump’s priorities in the GOP ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Trump allies chafe at Senate GOP resistance to nominees
Some allies of President-elect Trump are lashing out at Senate Republicans as a second Cabinet nominee appears imperiled, raising questions about the extent of Trump’s mandate and how much leeway ...The Hill - Dec. 7 -
How the slim House GOP majority could impact Trump's agenda
Republicans have insisted that November's election gave President-elect Donald Trump a mandate, but could their small House majority hamper that agenda? Andrew Desiderio, senior congressional ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Musk, Ramaswamy have few answers for tough DOGE questions from GOP
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had few good answers Thursday for how the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) will meet its lofty goals of slashing $2 trillion in spending during a buzzy ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Trump tariff threat puts a strain on Canada-Mexico ties
Canadian officials have suggested striking their own trade agreements with the US - and Mexico has taken notice.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Syria's Civil War Puts Israel in a Bind: 'Devil We Know' or Islamist Rebels
Middle East watchers say the best hope for Israel is that two of its enemies weaken but don’t destroy each other.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
On Trump tax cuts, energy and immigration plans, clash emerges between House, Senate GOP leaders
Jason Smith, Chair of House Ways and Means, tells CNBC that his voting majority will be extremely slim for passing President-elect Trump's tax cut promises.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
The House GOP's math problem: From the Politics Desk
The final race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will control 220 House seats to Democrats’ 215 next year, a slim majority.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
House GOP releases 2025 legislative calendar
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the schedule for the 119th Congress on Tuesday, unveiling adjustments under President-elect Trump. Next year, representatives will be in session ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Share with parents or rent forever: ‘I have put life on hold while trying to buy a house’
Thanks to the housing crisis, Australians are learning to live together in ways previously associated with students and twentysomethings. Can we accept it as the new norm?. Read other stories in ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Gabbard seen as tough lift for Trump in Senate GOP
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) is emerging as a tough confirmation lift for President-elect Trump, even as other nominees such as Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for the Pentagon, run into serious ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Top House GOP super PAC taps new president
Chris Winkelman, the current executive director of the House GOP campaign committee, will lead the super PAC.Politico - Dec. 4