House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is responsible for the prospect of a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk opposed Johnson‘s original bipartisan funding deal and called for a debt ceiling debate,

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A government shutdown is just hours away unless Congress reaches a deal by midnight. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now on plan “C” to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, with the paychecks of millions of federal workers hanging in the balance.

Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s key adviser, backed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s third attempt at a spending package, boosting its odds as voting got underway late Friday.