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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Dec. 20, 2024 12:03 PM EST

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays. Republicans abandoned a...

The Latest: Trump-backed plan on government shutdown fails in House vote

Dec. 19, 2024 23:04 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. The...