Republicans scramble to secure Trump's support to prevent government shutdown.

• After President-elect Trump torpedoed their massive funding bill, House Republican leaders are grappling with preventing a partial government shutdown.
• The collapse of a compromise bill to fund the government through March has put House Speaker Mike Johnson's standing among his conference in jeopardy.
• After billionaire Elon Musk spent the day opposing the funding bill, Trump formally opposed it, making it difficult for much of the House GOP to support it.

The deadline for a government shutdown is fast approaching as the compromise bill to fund the government through March has been rejected by President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

The continuing resolution, which was revealed late Tuesday night, initially seemed like it would require Democratic votes to pass the narrowly divided House. However, hardline conservatives objected to the high cost and certain provisions of the bill, such as a pay raise for members of Congress.

Elon Musk's opposition to the bill on Wednesday made it politically impossible for many House Republicans to support it, leading Trump to formally oppose it later that day.

The collapse of the negotiated bill has put House Speaker Mike Johnson's standing among his conference in jeopardy. Despite being a Louisiana Republican, Johnson pushed for several major spending initiatives in the bill to win Democratic support in the Senate.

On Wednesday, Trump surprised many Republicans by demanding that any legislation to fund the government must also increase the debt ceiling.

The ongoing debate over the debt ceiling is a persistent source of conflict in Washington, which Trump aims to avoid during his second term.

Trump stated on Wednesday that although increasing the debt ceiling is not ideal, he would prefer to do it during Biden's presidency.

"What makes anyone believe Democrats will cooperate on the debt ceiling in June if they won't now? We should have this debate now and pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn't give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want."

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