Journamalism: Is NBC News really this incompetent?:

Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin, Syedah Asghar & Kyle Stewart: House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline: ‘The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt…. The 116-page bill released Thursday would have funded the government through March 14. It also would have extended the country’s debt limit through Jan. 30, 2027, in response to a key, eleventh-hour request from Trump…. Trump praised the deal on Truth Social, calling it a “success,” and urged both Republicans and Democrats to vote yes. “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes,” Trump wrote… <nbcnews.com/politics/co…>

This “Trump praised the deal…” There was no deal: there was a Republican House proposal. What is NBC News doing calling it a “deal”? A deal is something negotiators agree to, which may then have to be ratified by those the negotiators represent. A proposal is not a deal.