House GOP Passes Stopgap, Daring Senate Democrats on Shutdown.

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House Republicans passed a funding measure to prevent a government shutdown, challenging Senate Democrats to support it despite objections to its lack of constraints on Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts. The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, did not involve negotiations with Democrats and aims to keep the government running until September 30. The measure includes increased security spending, cuts to the Internal Revenue Service, and provisions allowing the Pentagon to purchase new weapons. Democrats opposed the bill, citing concerns about enabling Musk's actions and potential government shutdown consequences. [Extracted from the article]

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