House Republicans are facing difficulties in passing a spending bill to avert a government shutdown, with their own ranks expressing opposition. The deadline to keep the government open is Friday, December 20th, and the Pentagon has warned that troops may not receive their paychecks if an agreement is not reached.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the caucus chair, right, speak at a news conference after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Also out is a provision that would transfer control of the land that includes old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia. The transfer was championed by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and would pave the way for the Commanders to potentially build a new stadium in the franchise’s old home. Misinformation amplified online claimed that the bill included $3 billion for a new football stadium, helping to scuttle the measure.FILE - In this Aug.
It also maintains $10 billion in economic assistance for row crop farmers struggling with high input costs and low commodity prices. “Elon Musk is not my constituent. My constituents are hard working people who work very hard every day for every dime they had,” the New Hampshire lawmaker said. “I’m sure as hell not bailing out on them in the final week.”Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump smiles at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
“SUCCESS in Washington! Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal,” Trump posted. Womack called Wednesday’s social media posts from Trump and Elon Musk a “gut shot” to House Speaker Mike Johnson that “just absolutely eviscerated that plan.” “We have an agreement and I expect a vote tonight,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee that deals with federal spending.Republicans have been huddled in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday to discuss what to do after President-elect Donald Trump demanded that government funding be paired with an increase in the debt limit.
Podcaster Jack Posobiec took aim at Johnson during a live taping of his talk show, Human Events, as AmericaFest 2024 opened Thursday in Phoenix. It’s unclear whether a new deal could come together in time to prevent a shutdown — and whether any of those farm provisions would survive whole or in part, either as part of an extension or in separate legislation., saying, “I agree with President-elect Trump that Congress should terminate the debt limit and never again govern by hostage taking.”
Johnson has several options, with just a day to go before the government begins to shut down, none of them great for his own political survival or Trump’s desired policy outcomes. The debt ceiling can be a tool in a divided government to extract concessions. Republicans can block Democratic initiatives and vice-versa.
Musk reposted false reports on X, the platform he owns, that claimed Congress’ spending bill includes $3 billion for a new football stadium.for the Commanders to potentially build a new stadium in the franchise’s old home — though the team is still considering other locations. Federal officials, meanwhile, continue to say there’s no evidence yet of any threats to homeland security or public safety, and many of the objects seen in the skies were actually legal drones, manned aircraft and in some instances stars.
The most recent shutdown was six years ago when Trump demanded funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. That shutdown was theNo. Recipients of both Social Security and Medicare would continue to receive their benefits, which are part of mandatory spending that’s not subject to annual appropriations measures. Doctors and hospitals would also continue to get their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
Each federal agency determines its own plan for how to handle a shutdown, but basically any government operations deemed nonessential stop happening, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees see their work disrupted. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the caucus chair, right, speak at a news conference after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Still, any legislation would need Democratic support to pass Congress, leaving Republican leaders a treacherous if not impossible task of meeting Donald Trump’s demands while also gaining Democratic votes.Trump and his allies effort to torpedo a bipartisan spending agreement has left Democrats extremely frustrated after spending weeks engaging in good faith negotiations with Republican leadership.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, CRs typically keep the same level of funding of appropriations from the prior year, or a previously approved CR from the current year.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of an interim pending bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
It took months for McCarthy to negotiate the last deal. Now Trump is looking for Johnson to pass a debt ceiling extension days before a partial government shutdown. About 7 in 10 Republicans have a favorable view of Trump and Musk, and they’re more likely than independents and Democrats to feel this way. About 4 in 10 white Americans have a positive view of both men, compared with about one-third of Hispanic adults and about 2 in 10 Black adults.Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice president-elect, leaves the Senate chamber as lawmakers work on an interim spending bill to avoid a shutdown of federal agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec.
Fox News Digital spoke exclusively with the president-elect Thursday morning, just hours after the bipartisan deal to avoid a partial government shutdown was killed.
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