There's no easy answer for Republicans as they move toward a stopgap bill to push a key government funding deadline to early 2025, which could complicate Trump's other plans.

Summary

Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avoid a government shutdown, likely passing a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government until March 2025.

This would delay a full spending deal but give Republicans more influence under Trump and a GOP-controlled Senate. However, it creates an early funding deadline in Trump’s term, complicating his agenda on tax cuts and immigration.

Democrats retain power to shape legislation due to the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.

Disaster relief funding and House Speaker Mike Johnson’s re-election further complicate negotiations.

  • @[email protected]English
    6•1 day ago

    but if we still have the purse strings, let’s cut off their ability to do shit by fucking defunding them.

    i expect republicants to go ‘nuclear’ and get rid of the filibuster right away, at least for the upcoming session. they don’t need two-thirds or even just 60 votes to do that.

    they’ll pass anything and everything they want, confirm appointments of anyone they want, without regard to opposition from anyone… all with a simple majority.