Bloomberg’s Laura Davison weighs in on the backlash House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing from President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, & Elon Musk over his Stop-gap bill that would keep the government funded passed Friday December 20. She talks about what adjustments Trump wants to make to the bill and whether or not this could lead to a government shutdown. Laura speaks with Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.” (Source: …

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Rushing to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambled Wednesday to salvage a stopgap measure to keep federal offices running despite an onslaught of opposition from hard-right conservatives led by President-elect Donald Trump -ally Elon Musk.

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper joked on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk has become President-elect Donald Trump's "id."Tapper's quip came during a discussion with congressional reporter Kristen Holmes about House Republican efforts to torpedo a temporary spending bill.As Holmes noted Musk has beco...

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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s job is potentially in jeopardy due to his support of a massive end-of-the-year spending bill. Congressional leaders had struck a bipartisan deal to fund the government […] The post Mike Johnson's House Speaker Job Now in Jeopardy as Backlash Against Massive Spending Bill Grows: Report appeared first on The Western Journal.

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Mike Johnson's House Speaker Job Now in Jeopardy as Backlash Against Massive Spending Bill Grows: Report

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press   

(AP) — Rushing to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambled Wednesday to salvage a stopgap measure to keep federal offices running despite an onslaught of opposition from hard-right conservatives led by President-elect Donald Trump -ally Elon Musk. Rank-and-file lawmakers decried the massive 1,500-page bill over its increased spending — which includes t

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Government Funding To Run Out Unless Speaker Mike Johnson Finds Support For Bill – 710am KURV

House Democrats are expected to once again step in to assist Speaker Mike Johnson with a stopgap spending bill, as many conservatives pledge to oppose it on the floor. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, stated, “I expect we’ll pass the CR.” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) pointed out […]

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