“Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership team is quietly discussing a plan B to fund the government amid conservative opposition and vocal criticism from incoming President Donald Trump’s top ally Elon Musk,” Politico reports.
“The Louisiana Republican is discussing dropping $100 billion in disaster aid plus other attachments and instead passing a ‘clean CR’ — then dealing with the other issues in the new year, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the conversations. In addition to disaster aid, that would mean dropping $30 billion for farmers, and a one-year extension of the farm bill, among other items, at least for now.”
Axios: Major heartburn erupts over Mike Johnson’s spending bill.
CBS News: House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill.
