What Trump’s Decision To Wade Into Spending Fight Tells Us About The Next 4 Years

Chris Megerian, Stephen Groves, Jill Colvin, Josh Boak, Denver Post: Politics
Sun, 12/22/2024 - 12:57pm

WASHINGTON — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending, but he failed to achieve his central goal of raising the debt limit.

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