Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near

Republicans point fingers in every direction amid funding crisis

Republicans cannot decide who to blame for the government shutdown they may soon cause. The Democratic-controlled Senate and the GOP-run House had a deal to fund the government for the next three ...

Shutdown chances rise as Johnson defers to Trump on a spending plan…

Republicans mount third attempt to fund government, shutdown looms

Republicans in the U.S. Congress mounted a third attempt to avert a government shutdown on Friday with only hours to spare, after two previous plans were scuttled by President-elect Donald Trump and members of their own party.

There was actually already a bipartisan solution to the US budget dispute. But now Trump is blocking this compromise - apparently on the advice of Elon Musk. The Democrats accuse him of selfishness. By Claudia Sarre.[more]]]>

Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren’t a big deal. He couldn’t be more wrong.

The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown — and the blame falls squarely on Republicans, in particular Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Government shutdown looms as GOP works on spending ‘Plan C’

A federal government shutdown was looming Friday as congressional Republicans sought to come up with a new stopgap spending plan after a proposal backed by President-elect Trump failed badly. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that GOP leaders were crafting a so-called Plan C after 38 Republicans voted against a Trump-endorsed proposal late Thursday. “Stay tuned. We’ve got a plan,” Johnson told reporters as he hustled into his Capitol Hil…