Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands … – AP News

Already, the massive 1,500-page bill was on the verge of collapse, as hard right conservatives rejected the increased spending, egged on by Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk who rejected the plan almost as soon as it was released late Tuesday night.. Rank-and-file lawmakers complained about the extras, which included their first pay-raises in more than a decade — a shock after one of the …