Johnson has a huge new problem: Elon Musk
Speaker Mike Johnson has a massive new headache as he races to stop a holiday government shutdown — and his name is Elon Musk. The tech scion and mega-ally of President-elect Donald Trump took to his social platform X on
Trump, Vance call for streamlined CR and debt ceiling debate
Donald Trump and JD Vance injected themselves further into an escalating fight over federal spending, demanding that House Republicans scrap a plan that would avert a government shutdown within days. Trump and Vance issued a statement Wednesday insisting that Congress
Johnson’s spending nightmare points to grueling GOP problems next year
Speaker Mike Johnson is dealing with a nightmare before Christmas. And it won’t be his last. GOP leaders are now considering a plan B to avert a shutdown deadline on Friday as conservatives, Elon Musk, Donald Trump and JD Vance
Johnson weighs spending plan B as Elon Musk stokes opposition
Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership team is quietly discussing a plan B to fund the government amid conservative opposition and vocal criticism from incoming President Donald Trump’s top ally Elon Musk. The Louisiana Republican is discussing dropping $100 billion in disaster
Trump allies suggest Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be sued for calling Trump a ‘rapist’
Allies of Donald Trump are pushing for him to file a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who railed against the now-president elect on the campaign trail, calling him a “adjudicated rapist.” Trump recently settled a defamation lawsuit he brought