Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump scrapped the Republican leadership's spending deal. Mr. Vance remained in Mr. Johnson's office for nearly an hour as several Republican senators crowded around to discuss government funding and Friday's looming government shutdown deadline. Coming out of that […]
Federal funding bill scrapped after Trump-boosted revolt, Rep. Scalise confirms
The pressure campaign won. A bloated Congressional funding bill that faced a massive Republican revolt backed by President-elect Donald Trump has died, House Minority Leader Steve Scalise acknowledged Wednesday night. Scalise told reporters that a spending package that was supposed to fund the government through mid-March has become dysfunctional, leaving Congress busy crafting a new […]
I’ll ‘Never’ Support Spending Bill with Debt Limit Increase, Need Disaster, Ag. Spending with Pay-Fors
On Wednesday's broadcast of Bloomberg's “Balance of Power,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said the spending bill must include disaster relief funding and money for farmers, but that spending It said it must be fully offset by other spending cuts to government programs. The Biden administration said it would support it, but not if disaster relief […]
Chip Roy says REPUBLICANS denied these 3 simple requests for Speaker Johnson’s funding bill
Last night, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the long-awaited policy. 1,547 pages A short-term funding bill that was said to be announced by the end of last week. Republican lawmakers and DOGE's Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have fiercely opposed many of the bill's additional provisions, which would only add to the nation's already mounting deficit. […]
Trump allies work to sink government spending bill
President-elect Trump's allies on Wednesday blasted the huge government funding deal ahead of a deadline looming this weekend, urging lawmakers to oppose the deal and pushing House Republican leadership to move forward with passing the bill. It complicated an already difficult mission. finish line. Notably, President Trump himself has yet to comment on the roughly […]
Trump Opposes Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill: ‘Totally Against It’
President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that he is “totally opposed” to the continuing resolution (CR), which is loaded with unrelated and expensive provisions. fox & friends Co-host Lawrence Jones reported. post X spoke with President Trump and reported that the president-elect was “totally opposed” to CR. Vice President-elect JD Vance releases joint statement […]
‘He’s Got To Go’: Bannon Rips Speaker Johnson Following Spending Bill Failure
Former Trump adviser and campaign manager Steve Bannon criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday following the failure of a spending bill. After Prime Minister Johnson's spending bill was defeated due to opposition from Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump's removal from office, Bannon viciously attacked the House speaker. in episode In “Bannon's War Room,” […]
‘An Early Test’: Trump Administration’s Spending Bulldogs Sound Alarm Over GOP’s Federal Funding Bill
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, the nominees of President-elect Donald Trump to create the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sounded the alarm on Wednesday about the Republican-led House of Representatives' federal funding bill. Announced by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Full text On Tuesday, a 1,547-page continuing resolution (CR) was filed that provides […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to What Happened to the Interim Spending Bill
A 1,547-page interim spending bill meant to avert a government shutdown has effectively disappeared. After President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance, and Elon Musk pushed through this weekend's policy to avert a government shutdown and fund the government through March 14, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R. (Louisiana) has largely scrapped this plan. . If House Republicans […]
Republicans from hurricane-ravaged states warn against stripping disaster aid from spending bill
Senate Republicans from areas affected by hurricanes and other storms are seeking relief from emergency spending bills that are suddenly in disarray after President-elect Trump harshly criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s plan. It warns those involved in the negotiations not to strip away disaster funds. Several Republican senators have indicated they would hold up […]