Trump-Backed US Funding Plan’s Failure Showcases GOP Fissures

The federal government hurtled toward a holiday shutdown Friday, as President-elect Donald Trump scuttled a bipartisan funding deal only to fail to muster support within his own party for an alternative he backed.

The Republican-led House late Thursday rejected the spending package with 38 GOP lawmakers joining nearly all Democrats in voting against the measure despite threats by Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk to defeat holdouts in their next elections.

The loss provided a striking demonstration of the limits of Trump’s power after weeks of corporate leaders and foreign dignitaries paying homage to the newly elected president at ...