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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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USA Today:
‘President-elect Musk’: Elon's influence on display in government spending fight  —  Musk began posting on X against a stopgap government spending bill on Wednesday well before Trump weighed in against the legislation.  —  Zac Anderson Josh MeyerUSA TODAY  —  Hours before Donald Trump blew …
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Do Trump and Johnson want a shutdown?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  A FUN ONE — “The Worst Political Predictions of 2024,” by Zack Stanton, featuring predictions from ROB REINER, ARI FLEISCHER, President JOE BIDEN's advisers …
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.
Discussion: Semafor and IJR
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.).
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg and WHDH-TV
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.
Politico:
Trump-backed funding bill fails as government shutdown looms
Fox News:
Here's a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill
Associated Press:
Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Johnson's Tenuous Hold on His Job
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
New GOP Spending Plan Bombs In House Vote After Musk, Trump Torched Original Plan
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
‘President Elon Musk!’ MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell And Dem Dan Goldman Taunt Trump Over Musk Taking Lead
Discussion: Twitchy, Raw Story and Daily Kos
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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Politico:
Shutdown threatens ‘chaos’ for Trump's transition and inauguration
Discussion: USA Today
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
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 …
Discussion: STAT
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Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
READ: Republicans' revamped ‘plan B’ spending bill
Discussion: NewsNation
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.
Reuters:
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms  —  U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
Discussion: Deadline and Politico
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump is not immune in NY case, and he's big mad about it  —  The wheels of justice are still turning.  Barely. … 🏛️  —  On Tuesday, the president elect fired off a spittle-flecked rant that was inchoate even by his own debased standards.
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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CNN:
Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump
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 …
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 …
 
 
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
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