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How a U.S. government shutdown could impact your benefits and services
The U.S. government faced the threat of a shutdown if Congress didn't pass a spending bill before Dec. 21, 2024. Here's a look at the potential impact.CBS News - 59m -
US House votes to avert government shutdown
The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, otherwise government services begin to shutter.BBC News - 2h -
Trump's shutdown gamble exposes limits of his power
Trump showed he can kill legislation, but he failed to rally Republicans behind his alternative plan.BBC News - 3h -
Here's how a government shutdown could impact travel this holiday season
The looming specter of a government shutdown could spell delays for holiday travelers this year.NBC News - 3h -
How a government shutdown could impact air travel
The holiday travel rush kicked off on Friday, but a looming government shutdown threatens to disrupt air travel for millions.ABC News - 5h -
How a Government Shutdown Could Affect the Economy
A short lapse in funding would probably do only modest damage. But it could send a troubling signal about government dysfunction.The New York Times - 5h -
How federal workers could be impacted by a government shutdown
Just days before the height of the holiday season, a government shutdown could throw hundreds of thousands of federal workers into the lurch by putting future paychecks in jeopardy.NBC News - 4h -
How can Congress avoid a government shutdown?
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are attempting to reach an agreement to keep the government open past the midnight shutdown deadline. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports on the potential solutions.CBS News - 7h -
How Trump Used Government Shutdowns as Leverage During His First Presidency
A partial government shutdown in Donald J. Trump’s first term was the longest in U.S. history.The New York Times - 7h -
How TSA and holiday travel could be affected by looming government shutdown
Airports are anticipating record travel as people try to reach their destinations for the holidays this year, but a government shutdown could mean issues for the TSA. CBS News senior transportation ...CBS News - 10h -
Would the US Postal Service stop during a shutdown?
The post office is not funded by taxpayer dollars.The Hill - 10h -
Government shutdown looms as plan backed by President-elect Trump fails in Congress
With hours left to avert a shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump was killed after dozens of Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. This is House Speaker Mike Johnson's ...CBS News - 10h -
A government shutdown looms. Here’s how U.S. stocks performed during past closures.
There have been six government shutdowns since 1978 that lasted five days or more, and the S&P 500 stock index gained in the four most recent shutdowns.MarketWatch - 11h -
How a government shutdown could affect consumers days before Christmas
If the government shuts down days before Christmas, holiday travel could see disruptions but holiday shipping would be spared.NBC News - 11h -
How a government shutdown could affect Social Security payments
If the federal government shuts down this weekend, work at numerous publicly funded agencies would slow or stop altogether, while millions of government employees would stop receiving paychecks.NBC News - 11h -
Trump: ‘If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now’
President-elect Trump said Friday that a government shutdown should start under President Biden’s administration and not after he is sworn in next month. “If there is going to be a shutdown of ...The Hill - 12h -
Government on track for shutdown after Trump-backed spending bill fails
Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump's sinking of a bipartisan spending bill has put the government on course for a holiday shutdown after a Trump-backed spending bill failed Thursday night. ...CBS News - 14h -
How a government shutdown could impact travel, deliveries, more
After the House rejected a Trump-backed funding plan, a government shutdown is looming and it could impact holiday travel, deliveries and more. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY to break down what you ...NBC News - 14h -
FirstFT: US government on brink of shutdown
Also in today’s newsletter, crypto hedge funds’ windfall and US sends envoys to SyriaFinancial Times - 15h -
US government shutdown looms after House rejects Trump-backed funding bill
Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislationFinancial Times - 20h -
Trump-backed funding bill to avert government shutdown fails in House
The House Thursday voted against a government spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small reports on the possible ramifications ahead of the ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No
House Republicans earlier scrambled after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk panned a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.CNBC - 1d -
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms
The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.The New York Times - 1d -
What to know about the new deal to avoid a government shutdown and Trump's influence on it
After a day of wrangling, Republican lawmakers say they have a deal to prevent the government from shutting down in just over 24 hours. Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice told reporters that ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump blesses internal House GOP deal to avert government shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump came out in support of the new funding deal reached by House Republicans. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur, Garrett Haake, David Ingram and Chuck Todd explain the latest ...NBC News - 1d -
How a U.S. government shutdown could impact your benefits and services
The U.S. government could face a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21. Here's what could be impacted.CBS News - 1d -
House Republicans race to find a Trump-backed path to avoid government shutdown
Donald Trump and Elon Musk sank a GOP-backed bill to fund the government, dealing a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson and raising the odds of a shutdown.CNBC - 1d -
Trump, Egged On by Musk, Condemns Spending Deal, Raising Fears of Government Shutdown
The president-elect weighed in against the huge spending package after Elon Musk had spent the day warning Republicans not to support it. The blowup left the compromise on life support.The New York Times - 1d -
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 - 1d -
US government nears shutdown after Trump attacks funding bill
President-elect’s intervention raises odds of federal closures by weekendFinancial Times - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new electionABC News - 2d -
US voters believe Trump will get more done than Biden – but also trust his government less
Survey finds voters think Trump will be an effective president, but don’t believe his administration will share accurate information. Donald Trump won a second White House term in November’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump Held His First News Conference as President-Elect
Also, Syria’s new leader called for sanctions to be lifted. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump reportedly promises January 6 pardons ‘in the first hour’ of his presidency or sooner – US politics live
President-elect says in Time ‘person of the year’ interview that he plans to pardon most of the Capitol rioters; Biden says more pardons to come after mass clemency. Time magazine names Donald ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
Trump to ring NYSE opening bell Thursday. Here’s how stocks performed in his first term.
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. So how well did the S&P 500 do during Trump’s first term?MarketWatch - Dec. 12 -
Trump says he's going to Paris in his first trip abroad as president-elect
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to travel to Paris this weekend in what would be his first trip overseas since his November election win.NBC News - Dec. 3