US Government Shutdown Looms as Trump, Biden Feud Over Funding Bill

[Sputnik] - 12/19/2024

House Republicans and Democrats had negotiated a stopgap spending plan to keep the federal government funded at current rates until March 14, 2025. However, the proposed vote on the spending package in the House was canceled on Wednesday evening.



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