Donald Trump has asked Republicans who control Congress to delay action on a 2017 budget until he gets into office.  House Speaker Paul Ryan has apparently agreed, but Senate Republicans have other ideas. Speaker Paul D. Ryan said on Thursday that the House would go along with the incoming administration's request and pass a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government running at current spending levels until March. But Republican leaders in the Senate did not immediately sign on to the plan, reflecting their desire to get contentious spending battles out of the way this year. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, left open the possibility of an agreement with the House [but won't commit to it now]. But signaling that the longstanding tensions between the House and Senate may not abate under a more unified Republican government, some Senate Republicans expressed concern that waiting until early next year could distract...(Read Full Post)