Musk is trying to backtrack on his previous demands to shut down the government.
Elon Musk really hopes you don't remember when he was cheering on a government shutdown ... less than 48 hours ago.
Shortly after a new "clean" spending bill failed to pass the House Thursday night, Musk took to X to lament how this was all the Democrats' fault.
@#2 ... Mikey says there will be a vote today... ...
Johnson reengages with Dems after failed Plan B
www.axios.com
... House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told his members Friday that he and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have reopened negotiations on a government funding deal, sources familiar with his comments told Axios.
Why it matters: The restarted talks come just hours before the government is set to shut down at midnight Friday.
- - - After backing out of a deal he negotiated with Democrats, Johnson tried and failed to pass a revised bill Thursday.
- - - House Democrats almost all voted against the new measure, however, complaining bitterly that Johnson didn't consult Jeffries on it.
What we're hearing: Jeffries told House Democrats in a closed-door caucus meeting Friday morning that lines of communication between the two leaders have reopened, according to numerous sources in the room.
- - - The Democratic leader said he is doing "everything possible" to get the impasse resolved Friday "consistent with our values and bipartisan agreement we have negotiated," two lawmakers told Axios. ...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson: 'We have a plan' after government funding bill fails
www.upi.com
... House Speaker Mike Johnson expects another vote on stopgap funding to avert a government shutdown on Friday morning.
The clock is ticking on a government shutdown after House Republicans failed to pass a stopgap funding bill late Thursday. Speaking to reporters early Friday, Johnson, R-La., said "we've got a plan."
Congress has until midnight on Saturday to pass a government funding bill and avoid a government shutdown through the holiday season. ...
Time will tell ...
OpEd: Elon Musk's Latest Tantrum Shows He Has No Idea What He's Doing
www.yahoo.com
... Elon Musk is now threatening to get rid of Democratic lawmakers, but he has no idea who he's dealing with ... no, seriously he has no idea who he's complaining about. ...
Whoa, just saw this...
'Trump is in charge!': MAGA activists push 'hyperpartisanship' and reject compromise
www.nbcnews.com
... As Congress struggles over a deal to keep the government open, the message coming from the beating heart of Trump world is clear-cut: Don't compromise.
Speakers at a conference of conservative activists here this week said that Donald Trump's election victory should be a warning to those who try to block his agenda " Republicans and Democrats alike " that they need to give way.
"We don't need partisanship now; we need hyperpartisanship now," Steve Bannon, a former Trump White House senior adviser, told a raucous audience gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center for AmericaFest. ...
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