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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republican Plan to Avoid Shutdown Fails in the House — Where Things Stand — The House rejected a new Republican proposal to avert a shutdown, a day after President-elect Donald J. Trump torpedoed a spending deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats.
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Rolling Stone:
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk's Meddling — The House GOP has been in a state of chaos after the billionaire led a campaign to kill a bipartisan funding bill — Less than 48 hours before defaulting and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still scrambling …
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The Bulwark, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He's in Charge — This week, the world's richest person solidified his influence over American politics. — Yesterday, a tantrum from the world's richest person swayed events in Congress. First, Elon Musk launched a blizzard of X posts denouncing …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill — House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday. — Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM reforms as part of a sweeping health package …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump team affirms he's leader of GOP amid ‘President Musk’ barbs — President-elect Trump's transition team pushed back against Democratic lawmakers who suggested Elon Musk is the “real leader” of the Republican Party after his aggressive pressure campaign against a stopgap spending measure.
Politico:
GOP strikes a new spending deal — Republicans have struck a deal on a short-term government spending patch and potential debt limit increase, according to two GOP lawmakers meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson's office Thursday afternoon. “There is an agreement,” said Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.).
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Politico:
Republicans scramble for a path forward after spending plan collapse — House Republican leaders planned to work through the night and into Friday on a Plan C for funding the government, after abandoning their deal with Democrats and failing to pass an alternative backed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Washington Post:
How every House member voted on the failed attempt to avoid a shutdown — Opposes 235 — Supports 174 Did not vote 20 — Present 1 — The House failed to fund the government in a vote Thursday evening, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown beginning Saturday.
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Politico:
Trump-backed funding bill fails as government shutdown looms — A bill to avert a government shutdown failed on the House floor Thursday night, after Democrats and conservatives rebelled against Speaker Mike Johnson's new Donald Trump-backed spending plan. The measure went down decisively …
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WHDH-TV, Axios, Business Insider, New Jersey Globe, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, USA Today, The Hill, New Jersey Monitor, NOTUS, GovExec.com and Tangle
Fox News:
Here's a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill — The deal roundly lost 235 to 174, scoring only 2 Democrat ‘yes’ votes — A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed to pass the House …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Independent
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden keeps quiet as Washington spirals into shutdown chaos
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The Hill:
Musk floods X with spending bill misinformation
Musk floods X with spending bill misinformation
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NBC News:
Trump's demands leave Republicans flailing with no plan on eve of shutdown
Trump's demands leave Republicans flailing with no plan on eve of shutdown
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
House Republicans agree on Plan B government funding bill with Trump's debt limit increase
House Republicans agree on Plan B government funding bill with Trump's debt limit increase
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Associated Press:
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
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Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
READ: Republicans' revamped ‘plan B’ spending bill
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Johnson's Tenuous Hold on His Job
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Johnson's Tenuous Hold on His Job
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The Hill, Townhall, Politico, The Daily Caller, Axios, New York Magazine, Breitbart, New Jersey Online, New York Daily News, Daily Mail and Raw Story
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
New GOP Spending Plan Bombs In House Vote After Musk, Trump Torched Original Plan
New GOP Spending Plan Bombs In House Vote After Musk, Trump Torched Original Plan
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
‘President Elon Musk!’ MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell And Dem Dan Goldman Taunt Trump Over Musk Taking Lead
‘President Elon Musk!’ MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell And Dem Dan Goldman Taunt Trump Over Musk Taking Lead
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
The Chaos Monkeys Have Already Taken Over the Zoo
The Chaos Monkeys Have Already Taken Over the Zoo
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The World's Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down
The World's Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down
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USA Today:
‘President-elect Musk’: Elon's influence on display in government spending fight
‘President-elect Musk’: Elon's influence on display in government spending fight
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Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Here's What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown — With a funding deadline approaching, workers are bracing for the possibility of a disruptive holiday season, which could include longer wait times for travelers. — There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976 …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
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Alexander Hurst / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state - it's time we reined him in — He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn't make the mistake of playing nice with the world's richest bully — Elon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GA appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election case, lets indictment stand … A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
How Liberal America Came to Its Senses … A decade ago, cultural norms in elite American institutions took a sharply illiberal turn. Professors would get disciplined, journalists fired, ordinary people harassed by social-media mobs, over some decontextualized phrase or weaponized misunderstanding.
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty — Federal authorities filed a total of four counts against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. — Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed a murder case …
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building …
Politico:
A MAGA power play roils Senate GOP campaign groups — This intraparty warfare is driven in part by the vacuum caused by Mitch McConnell's exit from GOP leadership. — President-elect Donald Trump's allies are opening a new front in MAGA's war with traditionalist Republicans …
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