Tesla CEO Elon Musk was jokingly named the next U.S. president by the hosts of The View on Thursday. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) released his continuing resolution to fund the government two days ago to a mixed reaction from his own party,

Republicans are preparing to scrap House Speaker Mike Johnson’s bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown, as Elon Musk joined conservative rebels to raise concerns about excess spending after Johnson cut a deal with Democrats in a bid to keep the government open.

Provisions aimed at limiting American investments in certain Chinese industries were scrapped from a temporary spending bill negotiated to avert a government shutdown. The original bill, which was renegotiated after Donald Trump and Elon Musk came out against it,

Republicans revolted against a bipartisan bill, then the House rejected a party-line alternative. The shutdown deadline is hours away.

House Republicans prepared a new plan to try to avert a government shutdown at midnight, with Vice President-elect JD Vance and lawmakers huddling in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office.