Live updates: Trump rejects CR as Johnson considers backup spending plan; NDAA clears Senate
President-elect Trump rejected a bipartisan spending deal that ends Friday to end the government shutdown, a move that drew pushback from many Republicans. The deal to keep the government funded includes pay increases for Congress, disaster relief and agricultural aid, and the funding deadline was extended to March 14. Please see here for details of […]
Johnson considers plan B amid Trump world opposition to spending deal
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louis.) announced a Plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline as Republicans inside and outside Capitol Hill, including members of the Trump world, denounced his spending plan. We are considering it. The alternative that Johnson is considering is a “clean” continuing resolution, two sources familiar with the matter […]
Elon Musk Says Any Lawmaker Who Vote For Massive Spending Bill Deserves ‘To Be Voted Out In 2 Years’
A prominent ally of President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Americans to vote in 2026 to vote out which members of Congress will support the massive spending bill currently being considered in Congress. Elon Musk, co-director of the president-elect's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is voting against the spending package negotiated by House Republican […]
The Craziest Things Congress Snuck Into Its Pork-Packed Christmas Spending Spree
House Republicans are currently debating a continuing resolution that would keep them in power until March 14, with many harshly criticizing the leadership for trying to push through unnecessary provisions negotiated behind closed doors. The more than 1,500-page spending bill has votes from both Democrats and Republicans and is being pushed by House Speaker Mike […]
Elon Musk: Anyone who votes for spending deal should lose reelection
Tech mogul Elon Musk on Wednesday continued his blistering attack on the newly announced year-end funding deal, calling for all lawmakers who support the continuing resolution to be voted out of office. “Any Representative or Senator who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” Musk I wrote it […]
Sen. Durbin rips into the media after reporter forces him to reveal awkward truth about spending bill
CNN's chief Congressional correspondent Manu Raju came under fire from angry Democratic politicians after he questioned the pay increases for lawmakers in the emergency spending bill. Mr. Raju asked Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin whether the lawmakers deserved the raises included in the bill, and Mr. Durbin said he didn't even know if they were in […]
Rand Paul: Spending bill shows Johnson a 'weak, weak man'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) over his proposed spending bill, labeling him a “weak, weak man.” “I wanted to see @SpeakerJohnson's spine grow, but this bill full of pork shows he's a weak, weak man,” Paul wrote on social platform X on Wednesday. I wrote it in a post. Paul's […]
Anyone Who Votes For Spending Bill “Deserves To Be Voted Out In 2 Years!”
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Elon Musk just said that anyone who votes in favor of a stopgap spending bill should be voted out. The Representatives and Senators who voted for this outrageous spending bill deserve to be voted out within two years! […]
Fast-track House vote anticipated on spending deal as conservatives object
Lawmakers are bracing for a vote on the 1,500-page government funding agreement as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a fast-track process. The potential move to accelerate consideration comes as conservatives have made a final set of demands and many allies of President-elect Trump oppose the bill. Conservatives are calling on House Speaker […]
Republican lawmakers savage spending bill as Mike Johnson defends it: ‘We gotta get this done’
Rep. Kat Cammack quipped that conservatives should start OnlyFans accounts as conservative lawmakers decry last-minute government spending measures announced to stave off the imminent prospect of a partial government shutdown . In a post on X, the Florida Republican declared, “Conservative Republicans should start an OnlyFans account, considering how much we're going to fail…CR is […]