Trump-Backed US Funding Plan’s Failure Showcases GOP Fissures
- With shutdown hours away, Johnson seems to have no good option
- 38 GOP lawmakers defied Trump and voted down bill he wanted
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC
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The federal government hurtled toward a holiday shutdown Friday, as President-elect Donald Trump scuttled a bipartisan funding deal only to fail to muster support within his own party for an alternative he backed.
The Republican-led House late Thursday rejected the spending package with 38 GOP lawmakers joining nearly all Democrats in voting against the measure despite threats by Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk to defeat holdouts in their next elections.