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
In a move that has stunned Washington, President-elect Donald Trump is now urging Congress to eliminate the debt ceiling, dramatically shaking up talks among lawmakers, who are at an impasse over federal spending and government funding, which is scheduled to lapse this weekend. While some on Capitol Hill have balked at Trump’s latest demand, the
With a federal spending bill now scrapped, the U.S. faces a possible government shutdown that could begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, when current funding is set to lapse. That raises questions about what types of services and payments could be impacted just days before the holidays. A looming shutdown stems from controversy over
President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition. Trump’s joint statement Wednesday with Vice President-elect JD Vance stopped the bill in
Willis’s affair with special prosecutor presents ‘significant appearance of impropriety,’ GA Appeals Court said Fani Willis (Joe Raedle/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) A Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday removed Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump due to her romantic relationship
With just weeks left in office, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday an aggressive new climate goal to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035, a move that the incoming administration is likely to ignore. “Today, as the United States continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, President Biden is announcing
Washington — Congress’ path forward on government funding is in limbo after House Republicans, with the support of Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, torpedoed an initial deal to avert a shutdown before a Friday night deadline. The House descended into chaos Wednesday when the GOP revolt sank a last-minute funding measure to keep the