Dems say 'hell no' to GOP Plan B on government funding, debt ceiling
House Democrats rallied overwhelmingly against a second assault on the government funding bill by Republicans, arguing that it would let the bill die on the House floor and force Republican leaders to return to the table to negotiate a bipartisan compromise. There is. Gathered behind closed doors in the basement of the parliament building, party […]
Trump backs Johnson’s new 116-page skinny CR following GOP pressure campaign
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday released a new 116-page continuing resolution that was approved by President-elect Donald Trump. The new CR is significantly reduced from the original 1,547-page funding bill Mr Johnson proposed on Tuesday night. Within 24 hours, Johnson's initial remarks became the focus of scrutiny from Republicans, MAGA allies, and Trump himself. […]
‘Hell no’: House Dems erupt over GOP spending deal
House Democrats are balking at the latest spending plan released Thursday by Speaker Mike Johnson. “Musk-Johnson's proposal is not serious, it's ridiculous. Extreme MAGA Republicans are forcing us into a government shutdown,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Representative Richard Neal, D-Mass., suggested that Democratic leaders would whip their members to vote “no” on the […]
‘SUCCESS In Washington’: Trump Endorses House GOP Plan To Fund Government
President-elect Donald Trump supported an agreement by House Republican leaders to fund the government through March 2025 and raise the debt ceiling through 2027. President Trump's support for a House Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown follows his decision Wednesday to cut House Speaker Mike Johnson's initial stopgap funding. invoicewas heavily criticized by […]
GOP Strikes New Spending Deal – “The President Was Instrumental In Brokering The Deal”
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Republican lawmakers say they have reached a new spending agreement. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are expected to support the deal. Politico reported: Two Republican senators met Thursday afternoon in Speaker Mike Johnson's office, saying they had reached […]
Trump team affirms he's leader of GOP amid 'President Musk' barbs
President-elect Trump's transition team has criticized Democratic senators who suggested Elon Musk was the “true leader” of the Republican Party following his aggressive pressure campaign against stopgap spending measures. I rebelled. “As soon as President Trump announced his official position on CR, [continuing resolution]Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his views. President Trump is the leader […]
House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment
House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes raising the debt ceiling, and are instead working on a pledge to raise the borrowing limit twice next year to appease President-elect Trump. People's sources told The Hill. The new continuing resolution is still under consideration and subject to change, but includes some language […]
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 […]
GOP senator suggests Trump come to Washington to unite party
Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) called on President-elect Trump to visit the nation's capital to unite Republicans around the controversial funding bill. “Right now, there is one person who can control the Republican caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and that is Donald J. Trump,” he said. fox news on Thursday. Kennedy said the […]
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 […]