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ABC News reports: With a government shutdown deadline just hours away, Republican congressional leaders on Friday scrambled to come up with a third spending proposal. An initial bipartisan deal was tanked earlier this week by President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk. Then on Thursday night, the House failed to pass a revamped plan that included Trump’s explosive demand …

Fox News reports: House lawmakers are set to soon vote on a bill to avert a partial government shutdown after a similar measure backed by President-elect Trump failed on Thursday. Congress is scrambling for a path forward as the clock ticks closer to the federal funding deadline, with a partial shutdown expected just after midnight Saturday if no action is …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and the House will vote Friday morning on the legislation. “Yeah, yeah, we have a plan,” Johnson said Friday morning as he entered the Capitol. “We’re expecting votes this morning, so you all stay tuned. We’ve got a plan.” He did …

CNN reports: The bill required two-thirds of the majority to pass. It failed because of opposition from conservative Republicans and almost all House Democrats. Republicans can try again to pass the bill through a simple majority, but that would also be tough and likely to fail. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told House Democrats in a closed-door meeting that he …

NPR reports: President-elect Donald Trump announced “success” in coming up with a new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, urging Congress to swiftly pass it in votes as soon as Thursday evening. Trump’s social media post landed as Republicans said they had narrowed in on a tentative accord after grueling …

Axios reports: House Democrats on Thursday coalesced around an operative phrase to describe their fervent opposition to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) revised spending proposal: “Hell no.” It’s a term House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) used in a closed-door meeting of his caucus to describe his position. Jeffries initially termed the bill “laughable” when walking into the meeting. Johnson plans …

The Washington Post reports: Oklahoma Republican Reps. Stephanie Bice and Tom Cole, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, just told reporters that Republicans have struck a funding deal. “There is a deal, and the details are forthcoming,” Bice told reporters as she left House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) office. She said the vote is expected later Thursday. Neither Republican …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year spending deal is throwing his grasp on his gavel into uncertain territory ahead of a critical Jan. 3 Speaker vote, as some GOP lawmakers question their support for the Louisiana Republican. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday came out against Johnson in light of the spending deal, pledging to …

NBC News reports: Former Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., was indicted Tuesday on charges that he violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act and laundered funds in order to “conceal and promote his criminal conduct,” the Justice Department said on Wednesday. In the indictment, Rivera is accused of working “as an agent” of Raul Gorrín Belisario, a Venezuelan national who the Treasury …

The Associated Press reports: The top Democrat in the House is blaming Republicans for a government shutdown if one happens. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday evening in remarks from the U.S. Capitol that “House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited on the American people that results from a government shutdown, or worse.” “An agreement is …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline as Republicans inside and outside the Capitol, including those from Trump world, slam his spending package. The back-up option Johnson is examining is a “clean” continuing resolution, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. That would …

Punchbowl News reports: Two provisions that directly impact lawmakers were quietly added to the CR: a pay raise and an Obamacare opt-out. It’s complicated, but Congress has proactively blocked lawmakers from getting a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 2009. This was done by including language in spending bills specifically preventing such pay increases, although other federal employees get them. However, the …

CBS News reports: Leaders in Congress on Tuesday unveiled a lengthy stopgap measure to keep the government funded into the spring, with just days to go to prevent a government shutdown. Congress has until Friday night to stave off a funding lapse, since lawmakers approved a continuing resolution in September to keep the government funded through Dec. 20. The new …

The New York Post reports: House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft. “We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose …

The Huffington Post reports: The lawmaker leading Republicans’ counter-investigation into the House Jan. 6 committee said former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) should face a criminal investigation over her committee work. In a report published Tuesday, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, said Cheney may have illegally tampered with a witness and encouraged that witness …

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports: U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, who was reelected to a second term by Florida 7th District voters in November, is under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee. On Monday the committee stated it had “extended the matter regarding” Mills that had been provided by the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent, non-partisan entity charged with receiving …

The Hill reports: House Republicans are fuming at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year measure to extend government funding until March, saying it is more like a sprawling omnibus — which they abhor — than a simple temporary funding measure. “It’s not a CR, which is a continuation of the budget. It’s turning into an omnibus,” Rep. Marjorie …

Politico reports: Rep. Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she is opting out from serving on committees next year and will boycott the House GOP conference meetings, a rare move given she also stated her intention to remain a Republican. “I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see …

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a brewing rebellion from farm district Republicans after congressional leaders failed to secure an agreement to add economic aid for farmers to the next stop-gap spending bill. The threat of a new wave of GOP defections among farm district Republicans presents a fresh challenge for Johnson, who is already navigating a narrow majority …

The Hill reports: A former FBI informant on Monday entered a guilty plea on four federal charges related to falsifying statements that in part spurred a GOP congressional investigation into the Biden family. Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty on those charges and unrelated tax evasion charges after concealing millions in income. Smirnov had relayed to the FBI that the head of …