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‘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 […]

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 […]

White House blasts Trump, GOP over spending threats

The White House on Wednesday criticized President-elect Trump and the Republican Party for rejecting a proposed government spending deal, raising the possibility of a government shutdown. “Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement, or it will harm hard-working Americans and create instability across the country,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said […]