๐ฐ On Wednesday, the House of Representatives advanced Trumpโs $9.4 billion federal spending cut package ๐ธโก๏ธ๐๏ธ, pushing it closer to becoming law.
๐ฆ Built off proposals from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ๐ถ๐๏ธ, the plan gives the White House power to withhold funds Congress already approved ๐ซ๐ต.
๐ฏ According to CNBC, targets include:
USAID ๐
Corporation for Public Broadcasting ๐ป๐บ (think PBS & NPR)
๐ณ๏ธ The vote passed along party lines โ , but Thursdayโs final vote could be tougher. Some Republicans are nervous ๐ฌโthese cuts hit programs popular with voters โค๏ธ๐บ.
๐งโโ๏ธ Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to secure GOP votes ๐งฎ. โIโm working on getting the votes we need,โ he told CNN ๐๏ธ.
๐๏ธ Senate Rules Delay the โBig, Beautiful Billโ ๐งพโจ
The bill was part of the GOPโs so-called โbig, beautiful billโ, but it needed edits โ๏ธ to survive the Senate reconciliation process (aka bypass the 60-vote rule) ๐ฃ๏ธโ๏ธ.
๐จโโ๏ธ The Senate parliamentarian flagged parts of it ๐ซ๐โthose were removed before Wednesdayโs vote. Still, the bill is controversial ๐ก with cuts to PBS, NPR, and USAID drawing fire from both parties ๐ฅ๐๏ธ.
๐จ DOGE Cuts Jobs, Sparks Court Chaos โ ๏ธ๐ข
DOGE isnโt just cutting fundsโitโs firing people ๐ผ๐ท. Federal offices across the U.S. have been gutted since Trump returned to office ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ.
๐ On Valentineโs Day, thousands of probationary federal workers were fired en masse ๐ซค๐. Agencies like the FDA, IRS, State Dept., and HUD lost key staff ๐ต.
๐จโโ๏ธ But in April, a federal judge ordered Trump to reinstate workers at 20+ agencies โ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ. Days later, the Supreme Court blocked another similar ruling โ๐. Now, legal chaos is unfolding ๐โ๏ธ.
Many fired workers donโt want to return ๐ โโ๏ธโsome rejected offers or ghosted their agencies ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ต. The White House is begging remaining employees to take on multiple roles, work overtime, or even volunteer ๐๐.
๐ Internal messages and interviews show the mess is growingโwith federal job listings on USAJobs reposting roles that were just eliminated ๐คฏ๐ผ๐.
๐ Elon Musk Fallout Adds Fuel to the Fire ๐ฅ๐จโ๐
After Elon Musk quit the White House last week ๐ผ๐ช, his feud with Trump exploded ๐ฃ. Once allies, now Muskโs attacking Trumpโs tax cuts and govโt waste ๐ค๐ธ.
๐ง Muskโs quote to Bloomberg:
โWorth it.โ โ after losing 25% of his fortune ๐๐
๐ Tesla stock plunged 33%, and public support followed ๐๐๐จ. Consumers turned away from Tesla due to Muskโs Trump ties, while SpaceX, Neuralink, and xAI kept fundraising ๐ผ๐ฐ๏ธ.
โ ๏ธ Bottom line: Trumpโs aggressive cost-cutting agenda is moving forward, but it's leaving behind legal messes, broken departments, and political headaches ๐งจ๐ง .
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