House Republicans scrapped their initial proposal after vocal opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, introducing a slimmer continuing resolution that was voted down Thursday evening. The government will shut down if no spending bill is passed by Friday.

The Details: After a funding bill passed with bipartisan support on Tuesday, Musk criticized it in a "flurry of posts and reposts" on X and called for a new version, as reported by The Hill (Center bias). House Republicans acquiesced after Trump echoed Musk's criticisms. Democrats were not involved in drafting the new bill and signaled opposition ahead of the vote, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responding "hell no" to a reporter's question.

How the Bills Compare: The first funding bill was 1,547 pages, with provisions including a crackdown on pharmacy benefit managers, restrictions on financing Chinese technology, and the transfer of a football stadium's ownership to the D.C. municipal government. The second bill was 116 pages and reduced to a handful of priorities: funding the government until March 15, suspending the debt ceiling for two years, extending the farm bill, and providing disaster recovery aid.

How the Media Covered It: Yahoo News (Lean Left) observed Trump appeared "pissed" at Democrats' insinuation that Musk was more in charge than him. Reuters (Center) said the new bill "largely resembled the earlier version that Musk and Trump had blasted as a wasteful giveaway to Democrats." Fox News (Right) noted "the national debt has climbed to over $36 trillion," while CBS News (Lean Left) pointed out Trump's recent comment implying "he'd prefer to force Mr. Biden to approve raising the debt ceiling so he wouldn't have to."