GOP aborts temporary government funding measure at Trump's urging

Govt Funding Plan Collapses As Trump Makes New Demands - New Telegraph

ShareUS president-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead, telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands sent Congress spiralling as lawmakers are trying to wrap... The post Govt Funding Plan Collapses As Trump Makes New Dem…

Hinson says she stands with Trump in fight over year-end funding bill - Radio Iowa

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion is praising President-elect Trump’s pressure campaign that has derailed a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government operating. “I think President Trump’s right,” Hinson said. “President Trump overwhelmingly won this election and the American people did vote for disruption and change and I stand with him in this fight.” […]

Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk’s Meddling

Republicans removed funding for child cancer research from a new version of a bill to fund the government after Elon Musk torpedoed the previous deal.

Shutdown odds rapidly rise as House seeks plan B

The odds of a shutdown were rapidly growing on Thursday after President-elect Trump upended the talks by urging GOP lawmakers to shutter the government unless Democrats agree to a clean stopgap spending bill that raises or abolishes the debt limit. “If we don’t get it, then we’re going to have a shutdown, but it’ll be a Biden shutdown, because shutdowns only inure to the person who’s president,” Trump told ABC’s Jonathan Karl. Trump’s blunt dema…

US government could 'close' on Friday midnight ahead of Donald Trump's swearing-in. What are government shutdown, debt ceiling?

US Government Shutdown and deb ceiling have become trending topics after US President-elect Donald Trump has been pressuring the government.

Republicans push back on spending bill as government shutdown looms

Several Republican lawmakers are voicing their opposition to a last minute spending bill, that was built to avoid a partial government shutdown before the holidays.