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Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he's not "rooting against him." https://lnkd.in/eajPacVz

Senator-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, said he wants President-elect Trump to be “wildly successful” and said he supports his desire to address inflation and the economy. But he also made clear there will be times he disagrees with Trump’s approach. https://lnkd.in/em6pDTDX

BREAKING: President Biden signed a short-term government funding bill passed by Congress after late-night negotiations, averting a shutdown. https://lnkd.in/ejWGz82d

BREAKING: The Senate has approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill in a just-after-midnight vote of 85-11. The legislation will extend government funding until March 14. It provides $100 billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill. President Biden still needs to sign the bill. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqBk9H8B

Thousands of Starbucks baristas and Amazon employees are currently on strike just days before Christmas, protesting their respective retail giants nationwide during the busiest shopping season of the year, according to their unions. Here's why: https://lnkd.in/e-i6qpM4

BREAKING: The House of Representatives has passed a funding bill to avert a federal shutdown. The bill, which funds the government until March, will head to the Senate. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBhx7Bdf

Elon Musk is weighing in again as lawmakers search for an eleventh-hour solution to funding the government. "Either the government should pass sensible bills that actually serve the people or shut it down!" Musk wrote on X. The funding fight has been a forum for Musk to exert his political influence. Musk has become a key member of President-elect Trump's inner circle, and played a role in torpedoing an original government spending plan that had bipartisan support. https://lnkd.in/ef7FsYSC

RECALL ALERT: Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system. The recall includes certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3, and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Elon Musk-led automaker said it's providing a free software update to fix the problem. Read more: https://lnkd.in/esWTEVFz

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday blasted Republicans for prioritizing Elon Musk's budget ideas over child cancer research. Musk helped to tank a bipartisan spending bill that included over $100 million for pediatric cancer research. The second funding bill pitched by House Republicans, which failed to pass on Thursday night, did not contain those funds. https://lnkd.in/e_NvA8mi

House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown — as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have been reopened” with Speaker Mike Johnson. https://lnkd.in/efzxcTt8