Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Friday, after the House passed a measure to avert a shutdown. The legislative tumult of the past few days has fueled questions about his ability to continue as speaker next year.
A Republican backlash to the speaker’s plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.
The president-elect weighed in against the huge spending package after Elon Musk had spent the day warning Republicans not to support it. The blowup left the compromise on life support.
Mr. Trump’s scathing statement on the spending bill came after the deal had already faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
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