Trump-backed bill to avoid government shutdown to see imminent House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill backed by President-elect Trump to avert a government shutdown. The move comes after two days of chaos in Congress as lawmakers battled over the future direction of government spending, including a battle between President Trump and allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. also […]
Musk floods X with spending bill misinformation
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk on Wednesday poured out misinformation about Congress' year-end funding deal while urging Republicans to force a vote on the stopgap bill. Musk, a close ally of President-elect Trump, took to his social platform X just hours after the continuing resolution was announced Tuesday night, saying the deal “should not be […]
Republicans Float Musk As ‘Potential Replacement’ For House Speaker As Officials Slam Johnson’s CR Bill
(L) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) Elon Musk attends the America First Institute for Policy Studies Gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 14, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has announced a number of candidates for his next administration. (Photo by […]
Live updates: Trump green-lights GOP's revamped spending bill
House Republicans say House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s handling of the year-end spending deal has put his future in uncertain territory ahead of a critical Jan. 3 House vote. reached an agreement on Plan B to avoid the regime. shutdown. Still, the Louisiana Republican's handling of the situation could frustrate the leadership of Republican lawmakers […]
Senate expected to hold final vote on bill to change Social Security rules. Here's what leaders have said – CNBC
November 24, 2024 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images The Senate is final vote About a bill that would increase Social Security benefits to an estimated 3 million people. The House voted Wednesday to continue considering the bill, the Social Security Fairness Act. The bipartisan proposal calls […]
3 INFURIATING reasons to REJECT the new spending bill
The 1,547-page spending bill, announced by Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday night, is a long list of billions of dollars in additional legislation that would essentially increase spending, with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-elect J.D. Vance It sparked widespread scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, including the president. Omnibus bill. glenn beck and Liz Wheeler review the […]
Haberman weighs in on GOP spending bill turmoil: 'Not a great start'
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman weighed in Wednesday on the recent turmoil faced by Republicans over government funding agreements after President-elect Trump effectively killed them. “But at the end of the day, as you said, what's going to happen is very uncertain.” Haberman told CNN. “The Source” by Caitlan Collins. “It's not entirely clear […]
‘Every Democrat’ in Senate ‘Will Vote Yes’ on CR Spending Bill
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) predicts that “every Democrat” in the U.S. Senate will “vote yes” on the continuing resolution (CR) spending bill, which contains many irrelevant and expensive provisions. did. Monaka interview On “The Alex Marlowe Show” with Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlowe, Hawley was asked if Republicans could “stop” CR or if they were […]
GOP Sen. Mullin Drafting ‘Very Secret’ Border Bill with Democrats
Axios.com reports that at least one Republican senator is working with pro-immigration Democrats to draft a border bill for 2025. Detailed Thursday. Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin told the outlet that his “serious” project was a priority for a fast-track reconciliation bill that is expected to inject billions of dollars into border security and enforcement in […]
Thune not ready to abolish debt limit in government funding bill
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) said Thursday that he will add debt limit repeal language to the year-end spending bill so that President-elect Trump does not have to deal with the debt limit after the presidential election. The proposal was not accepted. He was appointed in January. President Trump's decision to oppose the […]