Less than 48 hours before the default and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still struggling to pass an emergency resolution to keep the U.S. government funded and functioning over the next few months. After several starts and stops, Republicans descended into a power struggle on Wednesday after Elon Musk – Trump’s “first buddy” and government “efficiency” adviser – rejected a proposed funding deal and called for a legislative freeze and a government shutdown until Trump’s inauguration in late January .

As a result, the new, slimmed-down funding bill proposed Thursday literally throws the baby out with the bathwater: It allocates $190 million for the Give Kids a Chance program for pediatric cancer research. The Bulwark’s Sam Stein points out that the new bill also includes funding for research on premature births, treatment for sickle cell anemia, early detection of breast and cervical cancer, the Rural Broadband Protection Act, an anti-deepfake porn law, and more excludes.

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the new funding bill Thursday afternoon, writing on Truth Social: “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House of Representatives have reached a very good deal for the American people. The newly agreed American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and help those hit hard by the devastating hurricanes.”

“Also added is a VERY important and critical one to the America First agenda: the date of the very unnecessary debt ceiling will be pushed back two years to January 30, 2027,” Trump added. “All Republicans and even Democrats should do what is best for our country and vote YES on this bill.”

Democrats have been trolling Trump since Musk abandoned the original funding deal on Wednesday, referring to the billionaire as “President Musk” after he bent congressional Republicans to his will. Musk, like Trump, seems to be happy with the new version of the law. He posted a picture of the now-dead agreement’s page count compared to the new bill’s much smaller page count and added a laughing emoji.

The Democrats are not happy. “The Trump-Musk-Johnson proposal (is) ridiculous,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the new version of the bill as early as Thursday evening.