Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.

A returning president who expects to govern without constraints leaves his opponents hoping to benefit from the backlash.

The brinkmanship is a sign that governing will be harder than Donald Trump might assume

The US House of Representatives voted to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with Democrats joining Republicans to advance a funding bill keeping the lights on through mid-March.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) says he will vote for either of the two options outlined by House Republicans to keep government open. He also responds to Elon Musk’s reaction to the latest funding proposals. Rep. Gimenez says on Meet the Press NOW he has “full confidence” in Speaker Mike Johnson.

Trump’s second administration includes representatives of all three foreign policy camps in the Republican Party. What does that mean for China policy?

On Friday, Musk wrote on social media that only AfD, the country’s most prominent extreme-right party, “can save Germany.”

The president-elect is eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept it open.

Here’s how the US got to the brink of yet another funding lapse and what it means for Americans – and Trump.

Trump has shown he can kill legislation, but can he rally the support to get his proposals over the finish line?

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