House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson. It would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. It next goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage.
Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. Trump had doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — if not, he said in an early morning post, let the closures “start now.” Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas ANNAPOLIS, Md.
(AP) — Johnny Zuagar says he’s tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents. The statistician at the U.S.
Census Bureau said Friday he's trying to shield his family from the worries about a potential furlough or other consequences. Like thousands of federal workers, Zuagar is navigating the holidays with the spirit of the season overtaken by an air of gloom and uncertainty. The turbulent efforts in Congress to reach an agreement on funding the federal government have cast a cloud over the holidays for many federal workers.
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