The House GOP deal to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling has been endorsed by Trump.

The House GOP deal to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling has been endorsed by Trump.
The House GOP deal to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling has been endorsed by Trump.
  • Tom Cole, the House Appropriations Committee Chair, stated that Republicans had reached a temporary agreement to prevent a government shutdown.
  • On Capitol Hill, a chaotic day of negotiations and noise culminated with Republicans attempting to salvage a spending package that had fallen apart due to President-elect Donald Trump's objections.
House Republicans say they have deal to avert government shutdown

On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump supported a House Republican proposal to finance the government for three months and prevent a shutdown scheduled for Friday night.

As negotiations ended in House Speaker Mike Johnson's offices in the Capitol, Trump declared "SUCCESS in Washington!" on Thursday afternoon.

"Trump wrote that the American Relief Act of 2024, which has been agreed upon, will keep the government running, support farmers and others, and provide relief to those affected by hurricanes. He also stated that the debt ceiling date will be extended by two years, to January 30, 2027. Trump urged all Republicans and even Democrats to vote "YES" for the bill tonight."

The Democrats had not yet supported the agreement by 4:00 p.m., and were anticipated to have a last-minute caucus meeting. The Republicans aimed to cast a vote in the full House on Thursday evening.

The continuing resolution, or CR, is a three-month extension of current government spending levels, while the $110 billion extension of disaster and farm aid was a major Democratic demand.

The U.S. debt ceiling would be suspended for two years as part of a government funding bill, a surprising addition that was added at the last minute. Typically, debt ceiling increases are negotiated over several months, but Trump stated on Wednesday that he did not want to begin his presidency by having to vote on raising the U.S. debt limit.

The chaotic day of negotiations and noise on Capitol Hill culminated in an agreement, as Republicans attempted to salvage what remained of a massive spending package that had been meticulously crafted to secure its passage through the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-controlled Senate.

But that deal fell apart after Trump and billionaire Elon Musk panned it.

— NBC News' Katherine Doyle contributed reporting

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by Christina Wilkie

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