House rejects Trump-backed spending deal on eve of government shutdown
- A revised spending plan by Republicans failed to clear the House on Thursday night, as it was rejected by a 175-235 vote.
- Thirty-Eight Republicans voted against the bill, joining most Democrats in opposition.
- Congress reached a bipartisan deal for a bare-bones bill to fund the government through 20 December.
- A government shutdown now seems almost certain, risking the closure of federal agencies and affecting almost a million workers over Christmas.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk caused chaos in parliament. The US Congress is now making an effort to prevent worse consequences.
Congress hits spending stalemate
Congress is once again trying to avoid a holiday-eve government shutdown by ramming through a last-minute continuing resolution to fund the government through the new year. The process, per usual, is angering various factions within the House of Representatives as Democrats, budget-hawk Republicans and the establishment GOP are at odds over how much to spend and what to spend it on and whether or not to raise the debt ceiling.Johnson’s “Plan A,”…
Washington.- The U.S. Congress on Friday tried to avoid a partial suspension of the government, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected the request of President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to raise the country’s debt limit. Republican House President Mike Johnson was trying to chart a path that could be approved both by his chamber, with close Republican control, and by the Senate, with a Democratic majority, as the fund…
The House of Representatives strongly rejected Trump’s revised spending bill on Thursday night, leaving the nation on the verge of a government shutdown. In a series of multimillionaire-driven political maneuvers, last-minute demands issued Thursday night by President-elect Donald Trump plunged the U.S. Congress into chaos, jeopardizing government operations a few days before Christmas. READ ALSO:Donald Trump calls for rejection of bipartisan ag…
House Speaker Mike Johnson Races to Prevent Government Shutdown, Negotiates with Democrats
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-In a high-stakes effort to avert a looming government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson convened with Republican leaders and key Democratic lawmakers early Friday morning to strategize a last-minute spending bill. The push comes just hours before a midnight deadline that could see significant federal agencies close down unless a deal is struck. […]
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