President-elect Donald Trump announced a 'success' in a new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, urging Congress to pass it quickly. The deal, reportedly reached by Republicans, would keep the government running for three months, provide disaster assistance, and extend the borrowing limit until January 2027. However, the plan's fate is uncertain as Democrats' support is unclear. Speaker Mike Johnson faces pressure from Trump and the looming deadline.
FILE - Then-Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump smiles at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Next steps were highly uncertain, and it was particularly unclear if Democrats, who votes would certainly be needed on any package in the face of hardline Republican opposition, were on board — or even brought into any negotiations. For Johnson, who faces his own problems ahead of a Jan. 3 House vote to remain speaker, Trump's demands kept him working long into the night to broker a new deal. Vice President-elect JD Vance joined the late-night meetings at the Capitol, bringing his young son in pajamas.
As senior Republicans broke from a Thursday morning meeting in the House speaker's office there was no resolution yet.Federal funding is scheduled to expire at midnight Friday, a current temporary government funding bill running out as Congress was preparing a new one to keep things running for a few months.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Trump's new demands for a debt limit increase are "premature."
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