GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
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Congress has the deadline of tonight to fund the federal government. Elon Musk and President-elect Trump instructed Republicans to kill a bipartisan plan. Then the House rejected Trump's preferred alternative. What now?
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Federal agencies run out of money at midnight tonight. It is not clear how Congress will do one of the most basic parts of its job, which is to fund the daily operations of the federal government.
It's been a busy week, but that didn't get done, so let's review. Lawmakers were on track for a bipartisan bill to manage the next few months, While a new administration takes charge, it added disaster assistance, farm subsidies, and some money for health care programs. Then, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, demanded that Congress kill the deal. President-elect Trump followed the lead of his close advisor, telling Republicans to turn against their plan. House Speaker Mike Johnson came up with a plan B, and that failed last night.
Just taking a breath. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh has been covering all of this and is up early once again. Hi there, Deirdre. Good morning, Steve. Why did plan B fail?
It failed because a significant block of the speaker's own Republican colleagues joined most Democrats and tanked it. Even after President-elect Trump endorsed the deal, this Republican deal, and threatened primary challengers for any Republican lawmaker who voted no. Most House conservatives who voted against this criticized the decision. At Trump's insistence to add a two-year increase to the country's borrowing authority without any spending cuts, Texas Republican Chip Roy was one of them, and he chastised his Republican colleagues on the House floor.
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