What to know about congressional budget talks as government barrels toward shutdown

Congress has until midnight Friday to pass a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but lawmakers are in disarray on how they move forward after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushed Republicans to tank an agreement on a deal earlier in the week. CBS News' Zak Hudak and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest.

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