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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024

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Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown​

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
Updated 6:47 PM CST, December 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.

Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands sent Congress spiraling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays. It leaves Johnson scrambling to engineer a new plan before Friday’s deadline to keep government open.

“Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH,” Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance said in a statement.

The president-elect made an almost unrealistic proposal that combined some continuation of government funds along with a much more controversial provision to raise the nation’s debt limit — something his own party routinely rejects. “Anything else is a betrayal of our country,” they wrote. ...

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Johnson hit with possible speakership rivals as conservatives rebel over government funding plan

House Republicans are beginning to discuss possible contenders to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in January amid government funding chaos.
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Social Security Fairness Act clears key Senate hurdle, heads to final vote

Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, including teachers, firefighters and others with public pensions.
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Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense is expected to face his first public questioning from U.S. senators on Jan. 14.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes bill to make it easier and cheaper to file for bankruptcy

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Americans seeking debt relief face an overly complicated, costly bankruptcy system.
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Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

President-elect Donald Trump has delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats.
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Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks

Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks.
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Fed cuts interest rates, delivering relief for borrowers at last meeting before Trump takes office

The rate decision follows two consecutive months of rising inflation.
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House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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U.S. tech continues to power Russian weapons despite export controls, Senate Democrats find

A report, the result of a 15-month probe, found that the government office tasked with enforcing export controls is underfunded and using old technology.
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House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill to avoid shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.
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Trump’s border czar says he’ll need funding and at least 100K beds to carry out deportation plans | CNN Politics

Tom Homan, who Donald Trump has tapped as his incoming administration’s “border czar,” said Wednesday night that plans are underway to deport undocumented immigrants at large scale and that he’ll need funding from Congress to do so.
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Scalise confirms spending deal is ‘dead’ after mass GOP revolt - Washington Examiner

House Republican leaders have pulled a three-month government funding package from consideration amid mounting opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and members of the GOP conference.
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After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

The findings issued Tuesday show the depths to which the Republican Party is working to reinforce Trump’s desire to seek vengeance on his perceived enemies.
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Teen victim of AI-generated "deepfake pornography" urges Congress to pass "Take It Down Act"

Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
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US stocks fall sharply and Dow tumbles 1,100 points after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought.
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US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report finds

The U.S. Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons.
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Dow plummets 1,100 points after Fed scales back plans for interest rate cuts

The Fed cut interest rates a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday.
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The drone problem is out of control - Washington Examiner

The drone incursions over New Jersey and other locations are causing public concern. The government has to provide more answers.
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Syria not a threat to world, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC

In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanctions on Syria should be lifted.
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U.S. begins to retaliate against China over hack of telecom networks

The Commerce Department's action is a direct response to China's infiltration of telecom networks earlier this year.
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