The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill. WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Dec. 19 voted down an alternative plan to fund the government with just over 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 174–235 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. That included almost all Democrats and a slate of conservative
The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill. WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two
The nonpartisan agency’s analysis examines three possible scenarios under Trump’s proposed tariffs. Proposed tariff hikes by President-elect Donald Trump could significantly reduce the federal deficit over the next decade and would do so at modest cost to inflation and economic output, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis, which is the highest-profile impact
‘The Democrats have said they want to get rid of it. If they want to get rid of it, I would lead the charge,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump says “the smartest thing” Congress could do is abolish the debt ceiling, one day after opposing a deal to fund the federal government before a shutdown.
‘The Democrats have said they want to get rid of it. If they want to get rid of it, I would lead the charge,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump said that “the smartest thing” that Congress could do is abolish the debt ceiling, one day after opposing a deal to fund the federal government before
President-elect Donald Trump came out in opposition to the short-term funding deal and issued new demands. WASHINGTON—With government funding set to expire at midnight (ET) on Dec. 20, Congress is scrambling to avert a shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump expressed opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) $100 billion funding extension, effectively dooming the bill’s
‘We conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office,’ the state’s Court of Appeals writes. A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands. Trump and his codefendants were charged in 2023 by