{"id":2463485,"date":"2025-07-18T11:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-in-turmoil-as-republicans-hand-trump-an-enormous-late-night-win\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:56:47","slug":"house-democrats-in-turmoil-as-republicans-hand-trump-an-enormous-late-night-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-in-turmoil-as-republicans-hand-trump-an-enormous-late-night-win\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats in Turmoil as Republicans Hand Trump an Enormous Late-Night Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-in-turmoil-as-republicans-hand-trump-an-enormous-late-night-win%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463485&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $9 billion rescissions package favored by President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/editor-daily-rundown-white-house-spent-whole-week-moving-goalposts-ahead-of-gdp-report\/\" title=\"Editor Daily Rundown: White ... Spent Whole Week Moving Goalposts Ahead Of GDP Report\">cutting federal spending<\/a> mainly on foreign aid and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregons-new-secretary-of-state-democrat-caught-hosting-birthday-gathering-in-defiance-of-governors-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon\u2019s New Secretary Of State (Democrat) CAUGHT Hosting Birthday Gathering In Defiance Of Governor\u2019s Covid Orders\">public broadcasting<\/a>. The vote ended 216-213 and followed the Senate&#8217;s approval by 51-48. Despite pressure from their base, House Democrats did not strongly oppose or delay the bill, frustrating some within their ranks. Democratic leadership,including Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries,offered limited resistance and focused efforts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bezos-biden-inflation-debate\/\" title=\"The Bezos-Biden Inflation Debate\">unrelated issues<\/a> like DOJ files related to Jeffrey Epstein. A few Democrats called for delay tactics but were overruled by others who favored a strategic approach. Only two Republicans voted against the measure. Speaker Mike Johnson praised the bill&#8217;s passage as the first step in further spending cuts. the legislation now heads to President Trump for signing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a major win for President Donald Trump, the House narrowly passed a $9 billion rescissions package late Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was 216-213, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/senate-push-forward-bill-claw-back-9-billion\/story?id=123800423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>, and left some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-move-force-trump-admin-release-epstein-files-put-shut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Democrats<\/a> reeling.<\/p>\n<p>The bill slashes federal spending on foreign aid and biased public broadcasting and is headed to Trump&rsquo;s desk for a signature.<\/p>\n<p>Trump initially requested the cuts, building on $9.4 billion in slashed spending proposed by Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency, ABC News reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/18\/jeffries-trump-doge-democrats-npr-pbs-rescissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported that some of the Democratic caucus is upset after House Democrats failed to mount a serious effort to block the bill.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Josh Riley of New York reportedly pushed for a delay but was not successful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t had a chance to talk to the leader about it,&rdquo; Riley told Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Others defended the strategy, arguing the legal case for delay was weak.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington told Axios that delaying would have made things &ldquo;messy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to fight the battles we can win,&rdquo; Rep. Jared Huffman of California added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida told Axios: &ldquo;I think every little [Trump-backed bill] is part of a bigger picture. It&rsquo;s a puzzle being built &mdash; you&rsquo;ve got to stop every piece.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just two Republicans voted against the bill: Reps. 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Vance<\/a> cast the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-dems-will-pass-covid-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Schumer: Dems will pass COVID relief ... with or without GOP\">tie-breaking vote<\/a> to advance the package on Tuesday, after three Republicans &mdash; Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky &ndash; voted against the legislation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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