Summary
The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan stop-gap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown, defying Donald Trump’s demand to suspend the debt limit.
Passed with broad support in both chambers, the bill maintains current funding levels while adding $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion for farmers.
Trump’s push for debt ceiling suspension, backed by Elon Musk, caused turmoil among Republicans but failed to pass, highlighting cracks in Trump’s control over the party.
Democrats criticized Musk’s influence, while House Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome a necessary compromise for future GOP priorities.
Just until March 14th. Then they will vote for whatever they want.
Considering there’s a fair number of R’s who are anti raising no matter who, that one might be rough without gimmes for Dems, which might be a dealbreaker for even more R’s. Wouldn’t be surprised to see another big shutdown.