US government nears shutdown after Trump attacks funding bill

President-elect’s intervention raises odds of federal closures by weekend

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What Senate Republicans are saying after Trump tanks government funding bill

Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks.
ABC News - 4h
Last-minute government funding bill in limbo after opposition from Trump, others

A bipartisan House deal on a short-term funding measure that would avoid a potential shutdown and keep the government operational through March appeared to have been scrapped Wednesday after ...
CBS News - 7h
Will the bill to avert a government shutdown pass without Trump's support?

For the second time in three months, Congress is facing a fast-approaching deadline to pass a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump and some other ...
CBS News - 9h
Some Republicans oppose funding bill threatening government shutdown

Some Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump, are opposing a bi-partisan government funding bill leaving them closer to a potential government shutdown. Meet the Press panelists discuss ...
NBC News - 10h
Trump opposes funding bill as government shutdown looms

President-elect Trump came out against a bipartisan funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown over the holidays, casting doubt on whether the measure will pass before the Saturday ...
NBC News - 11h
Trump denounces massive spending bill, pushing government closer to shutdown

President-elect Trump denounced a spending bill that Democrats and some Republicans had agreed on, pushing the government closer to a shutdown later this week. Elon Musk also weighed in on the ...
NBC News - 9h
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump opposes a short-term bill or CR to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, throwing Congress into chaos days before the deadline.
NBC News - 11h
Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown

House Republicans released legislative text of their short-term bill Monday to keep the federal government open until mid-March, just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown.
NBC News - 1d
Lawmakers scramble on government funding as shutdown deadline nears

Leaders in Congress have yet to unveil their plan to keep the government funded, facing a Friday night deadline to avert a government shutdown.
CBS News - 1d