US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill
- Posted on December 19, 2024
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US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal late on Wednesday and demanded lawmakers also raise the nation's debt ceiling before he takes office next month. Trump pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress