Trump Government Shut Down

Trump, Congress

Congress set to extend government shutdown deadline into Trump’s term

With Republicans on cusp of unified control of Washington, Congress appears primed to extend federal funding well into President-elect Donald Trump’s term.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Trump looms large as Congress faces shutdown threat and ‘dizzying’ to-do list

Donald Trump won’t arrive back in the White House until January. But he’ll have fingerprints over every piece of the lame duck Congress.

Hosted on MSN · 6d

Shutdown standoff looms in Congress' final weeks before Trump's return to White House

The 118th Congress is likely to have at least one final political standoff before the balance of power shifts, and it's over how to fund the federal government through September 2025.

CBS News (Video) on MSN · 2d

Orientation for new members of Congress begins as government shutdown looms

Orientation is underway in Congress for new members as important matters loom, including funding the government to avoid a shutdown. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

Trump, Republicans

Government Executive · 1d

House Republicans say they’ll confer with Trump on shutdown avoidance plans

House Republicans are planning to strategize with President-elect Trump on their path forward to funding the government past the current Dec. 20 deadline, leaders of the conference said on Tuesday.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

Republicans Win 218 US House Seats, Giving Donald Trump and the Party Control of Government

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump

FOX News on MSN · 12h

Republicans projected to keep control of House as Trump prepares to implement agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders are projected to have successfully kept their half of Congress in Republican hands for another two years.

Trump, Department of Education

The New York Times · 21h

Could Trump Shut Down the Department of Education?

Donald Trump said he would use the department to further his priorities. He also said he would close it. Both options would face difficulties.

USA Today · 4h

Trump wants to close federal education department. What's at stake for Wisconsin schools

Shutting down the department would require congressional approval, which experts said is unlikely. It's more likely Trump will make changes within the department.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Trump pledged to close the Education Department. What would that mean?

The Department of Education provides about 10% of K-12 funding, enforces civil rights laws and runs the $1.6 trillion student loan program.

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and Trump

USA TODAY on MSN · 22h

Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'

The move comes after Musk became one of Trump's staunchest supporters, and biggest financial backers, during the last stage of his presidential campaign

U.S. News & World Report on M… · 19h

What Is DOGE, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Trump Agency?

President-elect Donald Trump made good on one of his campaign promises Tuesday night when he officially appointed billionaire Elon Musk to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

YAHOO!News · 18h

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to shut the FBI with Elon Musk. Here’s what they’ll need to succeed

The FBI should be closed down and 1.5million government workers sacked under Donald Trump’s new cost-cutting department.

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Opinion: Will Republicans prove Trump haters right, or do their jobs and govern like adults?

Republicans have consistently trashed President Joe Biden's economic agenda and his handling of our immigration crisis. Can ...

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What Parents Should Know About Trump's Plan to Dismantle Dept. of Education

Trump wants to not just shake up but eliminate the federal education bureaucracy and send it back to the states. Students ...

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Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education: Here’s what that could mean

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. Here’s what the Department of Education does ...

Washington Examiner on MSN21h

RFK Jr. calls some of the food Trump eats ‘really, like, bad’

Trump ordered the feast mainly because workers in the White House kitchen had been furloughed in the government shutdown, but it gave further insight into his dining preferences. Kennedy hasn’t ...

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Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear

After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown ...

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Trump wins tip scales for GOP on government funding

Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as ...

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Trump looms over Congress as Republicans pick leaders, plan overhaul

With the GOP on the brink of a governing trifecta in Washington, Trump looms larger than ever, particularly on Capitol Hill, where his influence looks set to grow.

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How will Donald Trump’s plans for education affect Chicago Public Schools?

Bobby Reyes fears what a wholesale elimination of the U.S. Department of Education might mean for his two daughters — ages 10 ...

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