{"id":2526585,"date":"2025-12-30T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-latest-funding-cuts-dampen-bipartisan-dealmaking-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:33:07","slug":"trumps-latest-funding-cuts-dampen-bipartisan-dealmaking-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-latest-funding-cuts-dampen-bipartisan-dealmaking-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s latest funding cuts dampen bipartisan dealmaking in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftrumps-latest-funding-cuts-dampen-bipartisan-dealmaking-in-2026%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=2526585&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>president Trump&#8217;s recent moves &#8211; dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and pausing construction on five offshore wind projects &#8211; have increased tensions and undercut prospects for bipartisan deal-making on funding and energy permitting in 2026. Democrats, including colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, are using procedural tools to block parts of the appropriations package untill NCAR is fully funded, arguing the administration lacks authority to dismantle the center. Top senate Democrats on energy and environment committees say the wind project pause, justified by the administration on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-white-house-planning-to-refer-brad-raffensperger-to-secret-service-for-investigation-under-the-espionage-act\/\" title=\"Report: ... Planning to Refer Brad Raffensperger to Secret Service for Investigation Under the Espionage Act\">national security grounds<\/a>, destroys the trust needed to negotiate permitting reform and effectively stalls talks. Senate Republicans, including Majority leader John Thune, had hoped permitting reform could be a bipartisan achievement to boost the GOP&#8217;s economic message, but Democrats&#8217; withdrawal leaves the issue at a standstill. Congress returns wiht a Jan. 30, 2026 deadline to fund the government, raising the stakes for whether thes disputes will complicate or derail year-end legislative agreements.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s latest funding cuts dampen bipartisan dealmaking in 2026<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Republicans are optimistic about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3926453\/john-thune-looks-beyond-healthcare-affordability-message\/\">bipartisanship beyond healthcare next year<\/a>, despite the looming midterm elections, but some of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> latest actions could thwart the appetite for deal-making.<\/p>\n<p>The administration is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4074646\/trump-administration-dismantle-federal-climate-center\/\">dismantling a federal climate center<\/a> and halting construction of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4355308\/trump-halts-five-offshore-wind-projects-national-security-concerns\/\">offshore wind projects<\/a>, drawing ire from Democrats who say the moves intentionally undercut clean energy and jeopardize avenues to bipartisan deals on government funding and energy permitting reform to streamline new power projects. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4363631\/ron-desantis-dismisses-mike-johnson-boasting-productive-congress\/\">DeSantis dismisses Mike Johnson&#8217;s boasting of &#8216;productive&#8217; Congress: &#8216;Paltry&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4363022\/trump-stress-tests-thune-senate-majority-2025\/\">Trump stress-tests Thune&rsquo;s Senate majority with record-breaking year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4361899\/bipartisan-senators-condemn-russia-putin-christmas-attacks-ukraine\/\">Bipartisan senators call Putin a &lsquo;ruthless murderer&rsquo; for Christmas strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> returns next week from a two-week holiday recess and will have just a few working weeks to avert another shutdown ahead of the Jan. 30, 2026, deadline to fund the government.<\/p>\n<p>Both of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\">Colorado&rsquo;s<\/a> Democratic senators, whose state is home to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> says harbors the &ldquo;largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,&rdquo; are putting up procedural roadblocks to advancing a tranche of appropriations bills that comprise the annual 12-bill budget over efforts to dismantle the center.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-bennet\/\">Michael Bennet<\/a> (D-CO), who is running for governor in the Centennial State next year, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-hickenlooper\/\">John Hickenlooper<\/a> (D-CO) said they will &ldquo;pull every lever available to do what is right for Colorado&rdquo; and combat &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s rampage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His reckless decision to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research will have lasting, devastating impacts across the country,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;We are holding the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate&rsquo;s<\/a> appropriations package to demand full funding for NCAR.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And key Senate Democrats are declaring that bipartisan talks on&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3926130\/house-passes-bill-cut-red-tape-blocking-energy-infrastructure-projects\/\">accelerating environmental reviews<\/a>&nbsp;for energy and infrastructure projects, known as permitting reform, are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4356072\/democrats-quit-permitting-reform-talks-trump-wind-crackdown\/\">all but dead<\/a> after the Interior Department paused leases for five offshore wind projects along the East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a>. The projects had already been approved and were under construction.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) named energy permitting, among other things, as a bright spot for election-year&nbsp;legislating in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3926453\/john-thune-looks-beyond-healthcare-affordability-message\/\">recent interview <\/a>with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, saying it could buttress the GOP&rsquo;s economic message beyond partisan tensions over expiring <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\">Affordable Care Act<\/a> subsidies, but also garner Democratic support. A bipartisan deal on the subject has for years eluded lawmakers, including previous efforts under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>But Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/martin-heinrich\/\">Martin Heinrich<\/a> (D-NM) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheldon-whitehouse\/\">Sheldon Whitehouse<\/a> (D-RI), the top Democrats on the energy and environmental committees, cited a &ldquo;reckless and vindictive assault on wind energy&rdquo; by Trump that leaves &ldquo;no path to permitting reform.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a deal to be had that would have taken politics out of permitting, made the process faster and more efficient, and streamlined grid infrastructure improvements nationwide,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;But any deal would have to be administered by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>. Its reckless and vindictive assault on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wind-energy\/\">wind energy<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t just undermine one of our cheapest, cleanest power sources, it wrecks the trust needed with the executive branch for bipartisan permitting reform.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to a request for comment about possible implications of the administration&rsquo;s actions and whether its decisions on NCAR and the wind projects were final.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then-Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the 79th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White House budget chief Russell Vought has assailed NCAR, run by colleges and universities on behalf of the National Science Foundation, as &ldquo;one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.&rdquo; The center was founded in 1960 and researches <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\">climate change<\/a> and extreme weather. Vought posted in a social media statement that a &ldquo;comprehensive review is underway&rdquo; and that &ldquo;vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, including lawmakers in Congress and Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO), say the administration lacks the legal authority to dismantle the center.<\/p>\n<p>The offshore wind projects were paused over&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/national-security\/\">national security concerns<\/a>&nbsp;related to massive turbine blades and support towers, which the administration argued could obscure nearby targets and generate false ones due to radar interference. Democrats have also questioned the legality of pausing the projects&rsquo; approvals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >action addresses emerging national security risks<\/a>, including the rapid evolution of the relevant adversary technologies, and the vulnerabilities created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-pocket-millions-from-wind-industry\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Pocket Millions From Wind Industry\">large-scale offshore wind projects<\/a> with proximity near our east coast population centers,&rdquo; Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\">Doug Burgum<\/a> said in a recent statement. &ldquo;The Trump administration will always prioritize the security of the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4356072\/democrats-quit-permitting-reform-talks-trump-wind-crackdown\/\">DEMOCRATS QUIT PERMITTING REFORM TALKS OVER TRUMP WIND CRACKDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision means that, at least for the time being, recent progress on permitting reform will be at a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving for recess earlier this month, the GOP-led <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> passed the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act with the help of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3926130\/house-passes-bill-cut-red-tape-blocking-energy-infrastructure-projects\/\">nearly a dozen Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cuts stifle 2026 bipartisan deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2526586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24292061488900.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42974,69692,69693,39173,3634],"class_list":["post-2526585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2026-elections","tag-bipartisan-dealmaking","tag-congressional-negotiations","tag-funding-cuts","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24292061488900.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526585"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526589,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526585\/revisions\/2526589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}