Here’s what’s in the spending bill that’s drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy
Congressional leaders announced a bill Wednesday that would extend the deadline for government funding, but the bill was declared invalid just hours after it was announced. This led to intervention from conservative Trump allies such as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who threatened to support preliminary challenges to Republican lawmakers who voted in favor of […]
Johnson Speakership Hangs in Balance as Spending Deal Collapses
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Thursday faced the most serious threat to his position since 163 Democratic lawmakers voted to save the gavel in May. Johnson's 1,547-page year-end spending deal, released Tuesday night after a days-long deadline, has been criticized by Republicans of all ideological stripes for its content and Johnson's mishandling of the […]
House Dems fume over spending drama, complain Elon isn’t running show
After a bipartisan plan brokered by House Speaker Mike Johnson collapsed hours earlier, House Democrats on Thursday weighed in on the drama of the spending bill and the huge impact of those in Trump's orbit, including Elon Musk. He was furious over his influence. Speaking to reporters outside a leadership meeting Thursday, House Democrats expressed […]
Sen. Kennedy calls on Trump to step in on spending bill showdown: ‘One person’ who can unite GOP
Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) intervenes with President-elect Donald Trump to 'control' Republican caucus as huge stopgap spending bill and partial government shutdown looms in Washington I'm asking you to. Kennedy said on Fox News Thursday that only Trump can rein in the Republican Party and that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) needs Trump's help to […]
Trump reportedly calls for eliminating debt ceiling amid chaos in Congress over his disapproval of spending deal – live | US politics
President Trump calls for lifting the debt ceiling, further complicating negotiations – Report Just a few hours ago donald trump He rejected a tentative deal in Congress to keep the government funded through the first months of his term and called on lawmakers to raise the country's borrowing limit in a new compromise. Now, the […]
Trump predicts Mike Johnson will ‘easily remain speaker’ if he course-corrects on government spending
President-elect Donald Trump predicted that House Speaker Mike Johnson would “easily” take the gavel if he gets back on track with the government funding package that has sent Republicans into open revolt. Trump, 78, and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, 40, maneuvered Wednesday to completely scrap the bipartisan agreement to avoid a partial government shutdown amid […]
Trump says Mike Johnson will ‘easily remain speaker’ if he acts ‘decisively and tough’ on spending bill
Exclusive: President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News Digital that if House Speaker Mike Johnson “acts decisively and tough” and eliminates “all the trappings that the Democrats have set” in the spending package, he hopes he will be “the Speaker” in the next Congress. It's easy to stay there.” Fox News Digital had an exclusive interview […]
Sen. Joni Ernst demands EPA halt spending spree as Biden’s term ends
'Top DOGE' Sen. Joni Ernst is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to halt new subsidies until President-elect Donald Trump's administration establishes new leadership. Ernst (R-Iowa) accused the EPA of “scraping through piles of taxpayer money as quickly as possible” ahead of President Biden's departure from the White House. She is also demanding that the […]
Johnson spending deal throws Speakership into question as floor vote approaches
House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) handling of the year-end spending deal puts the gavel in uncertain territory ahead of a crucial Jan. 3 House vote. Some Republicans have questioned the Louisiana Republican Party's support for him. . Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., opposed Johnson on Wednesday over the spending deal and vowed to oppose him in […]
Stop-Gap Spending Bill Carveout Allows Lawmakers to Opt out of Obamacare
The lame-duck spending bill includes a carve-out that allows lawmakers to opt out of Obamacare. parliamentary leadership I slipped The Continuing Resolution (CR), a stopgap spending bill that allows lawmakers to no longer have access to health insurance plans like Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and instead use the Federal Employees Health Benefits […]