Government Shutdown Looms Again After Trump and Musk Chaos: Live Updates
Congress — or more specifically, House Republican leadership — is scrambling to avoid yet another government shutdown after Donald Trump and his top adviser Elon Musk derailed Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan for a stopgap spending bill on Wednesday. Congress now has until the end of Friday to pass a bill to fund the government. Below are live updates on the looming shutdown and what might happen next.