Annie Karni

Good point, Michael.

Good point, Michael.

I mean, your frustration is so palpable to me. I've watched you. I've covered you for many years. And I now have this vision of you, like, tiptoeing across the White House lawn at some ungodly hour and knocking on the front door. I mean—

I mean, your frustration is so palpable to me. I've watched you. I've covered you for many years. And I now have this vision of you, like, tiptoeing across the White House lawn at some ungodly hour and knocking on the front door. I mean—

Well, Senator, thank you very much for your time.

Well, Senator, thank you very much for your time.

We'll be right back. We'll be right back. Even as Republicans averted a government shutdown over the weekend, they exposed a deep rift between President-elect Trump and hardline House Republicans over spending and debt.

We'll be right back. We'll be right back. Even as Republicans averted a government shutdown over the weekend, they exposed a deep rift between President-elect Trump and hardline House Republicans over spending and debt.

Trump had triggered the crisis by ordering House Republicans to raise the federal debt ceiling, hoping that doing so before he was in office would avoid a messy showdown over the issue next year. Instead, nearly 40 House Republicans defied Trump, saying that his plan would generate too much debt.

Trump had triggered the crisis by ordering House Republicans to raise the federal debt ceiling, hoping that doing so before he was in office would avoid a messy showdown over the issue next year. Instead, nearly 40 House Republicans defied Trump, saying that his plan would generate too much debt.

The spending package that ultimately avoided a shutdown, which passed both chambers of Congress on Saturday morning, extends current spending levels until mid-March and pushes the debate over the debt ceiling into next year, when Republicans will control the White House and both chambers of Congress.

The spending package that ultimately avoided a shutdown, which passed both chambers of Congress on Saturday morning, extends current spending levels until mid-March and pushes the debate over the debt ceiling into next year, when Republicans will control the White House and both chambers of Congress.

Today's episode was produced by Carlos Prieto, Luke Vander Ploeg, Claire Tennesketter, and Michael Simon-Johnson. It was edited by Patricia Willans with help from Paige Cowan. Contains research help from Susan Lee. Original music from Pat McCusker, Dan Powell, and Mary Lozano. And was engineered by Alyssa Moxley. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Van Lansverk of Wonderly.

Today's episode was produced by Carlos Prieto, Luke Vander Ploeg, Claire Tennesketter, and Michael Simon-Johnson. It was edited by Patricia Willans with help from Paige Cowan. Contains research help from Susan Lee. Original music from Pat McCusker, Dan Powell, and Mary Lozano. And was engineered by Alyssa Moxley. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Van Lansverk of Wonderly.

That's it for The Daily. I'm Michael Barbaro. See you tomorrow.

That's it for The Daily. I'm Michael Barbaro. See you tomorrow.