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Trump, Musk fire back after Jeffries blames House GOP for breaking bipartisan agreement

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D.N.Y.), while speaking at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., accused the House of Representatives of breaking a bipartisan agreement to fund the government and avert a government shutdown. He criticized the Republican Party and accused it of harming ordinary Americans across the country. . After reaching an initial bipartisan […]

Musk, Ramaswamy And Republican Officials Urge House GOP To Kill Johnson’s Federal Funding Bill

(center left) U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks to reporters. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-top) Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-Medium) Tesla CEO Elon Musk, newly announced co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty […]

Musk says House GOP shouldn't pass stopgap funding deal

Elon Musk, a tech billionaire and ally of President Trump, has voiced opposition to the stopgap deal as he presses the government to cut spending. The bipartisan bill was unveiled Tuesday night in a last-minute bid to avert a looming Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline, spurring Republican anger at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Ta. […]

‘Does It Disturb You?’: Fox News Hosts Press Mike Johnson On GOP Opposition To Massive Year-End Spending Bill

Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones questioned House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday about Republican opposition to Tuesday's massive spending bill to fund the government. Conservative lawmakers and House Republicans released a 1,574-page continuing resolution (CR) that would extend current government funding levels until mid-March to avoid a partial government shutdown by a […]

Trump warns Senate GOP not to fast-track Biden nominees

President-elect Trump warned Senate Republicans on Tuesday that he would oppose ending a deal with Democrats to fast-track President Biden's final nominees through the Senate before the session adjourns later this week. President Trump: “To Senate Republicans: There is no agreement with Democrats to rush nominations after the end of this Congress.'' Posted In true […]

GOP battle erupts over Social Security bill

Republican senators fought in private Tuesday over a proposal to strengthen Social Security benefits for people eligible for non-Social Security government pensions. The House-passed bill is expected to pass in the full Senate on Wednesday, but some Republicans fear the cost and want to block it. One Republican senator who attended Tuesday's meeting called it […]

House GOP fumes at Johnson

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