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.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is known for his tight grip on members of his party, but the rare rejection of his demand to suspend the debt limit reflected a disconnect that could plague his policy agenda.
As lawmakers raced to secure a funding deal that would keep the U.S. government open, Washington and its federal work force braced for a potentially disruptive holiday season.
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.
The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering nominees who fit more comfortably within his often erratic worldview, in which deal-making reigns over ideology.
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