Trump takes control, gets his way on spending bill

Published November 18, 2016 5:01am ET



President-elect Trump made his first legislative move on Thursday, and convinced the Republican-led House to delay major spending legislation until next March.

Appropriators had been working for weeks on a long-term spending proposal, but that was scrapped thanks to an electoral upset by Trump that has suddenly shifted the balance of power decisively to the Republican party.

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