After last minute interventions in the legislative process by President-elect Trump and Elon Musk, Republicans were left scrambling to pass a federal funding bill in the early morning hours Saturday. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., shares her thoughts on the fight to pass government funding, House Speaker Johnson’s 2025 prospects, and more.

But there’s more trouble down the road.

Iceland’s election-winning Social Democratic Party agreed with two junior partners to form the island nation’s new ruling coalition that vows budget restraint to fight inflation and seeks a referendum on continuing European Union entry talks.

The move formally ends the impending shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill.

President Biden’s signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.

Senator Bernie Sanders described Musk’s involvement as “not democracy, that’s oligarchy”

48 hours of chaos descended on Congress after the world’s richest man used his own social media platform to spread misinformation. Not for the last time.

Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.

“I think the big loser in all this is probably Johnson — but also Trump,” said one GOP senator

The bill’s passage ends a chaotic week on Capitol Hill, which demonstrated President-elect Trump’s influence over lawmakers.

The bill will prevent a government shutdown, but it jettisons a variety of policy measures that were set for passage.

The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, otherwise government services begin to shutter.

The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, otherwise government services begin to shutter.