- by foxnews
- 18 Apr 2026
US congressional leaders have agreed to a short-term funding deal in a move that averts a damaging pre-election government shutdown and also amounts to a snub for Donald Trump.
Writing to congressional colleagues, Johnson made it clear he was bowing to the inevitable.
Johnson held talks with Trump, even visiting his club in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, over how to resolve the impasse.
The website Punchbowl argued that Johnson and Trump had been guilty of a political misjudgment in pushing the Save Act, suggesting that the speaker had weakened his position in the process.
Galway City in Ireland is considering a nightly tourist tax that could raise $2.1 million a year, drawing both support and sharp criticism from local leaders.
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