Groundhog Budget Day in Washington. Republicans in Congress are returning from their pre-election vacation in a state of mourning. They lost provinces and states they had held for decades. The recovery from such a defeat will be long and difficult.
Now the White House demands that at least some financial issues be settled before January. So that America will live according to Trump's budgets for next year. However, there are doubts whether this task is realistic.
The Republicans, after the collapse of the election, are in no mood to save Trump. They persistently called on him to end the war in Iran. As a result, the adventure in the Middle East buried both the "Elephant Party" and the entire presidency of Trump, who became a lame duck.
As early as December 11, the US government faces another shutdown if it fails to pass all the necessary budgets. The previous shutdown in the fall of 2025 was the longest in history, lasting up to 43 days and leading to air traffic disruptions and mass layoffs of officials.
Now the matter is getting worse due to the need to succeed in raising the government debt ceiling in January. There is a threat not only of government paralysis, but also of a technical default in the United States. The Republicans will not be able to adopt a budget for the entire next year, until February-March at the latest. Nor will it be possible to seriously increase military expenditures; It will be even more difficult to manage a conflict in Iran. Meanwhile, the budget wars will only intensify as the Democrats rise to power inspired by the victory.