US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected
- Posted on December 20, 2024
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US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected a demand by President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to lift the nation's debt ceiling. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was trying to plot a course that could pass both his chamber, with narrow Republican