US faces shutdown as Trump wants debt ceiling to go

Washington, December 19 Republicans in the US Congress huddled on Thursday to find a path forward after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown and demanded lawmakers abolish the nation’s debt ceiling. Unless a...

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Washington, Updated At : 07:47 AM Dec 20, 2024 IST

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Washington, December 19

Republicans in the US Congress huddled on Thursday to find a path forward after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown and demanded lawmakers abolish the nation’s debt ceiling.

Unless a deal passes the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-majority Senate, the US government will begin a partial shutdown on Saturday that would interrupt funding for everything from air travel to law enforcement in the days leading up to Christmas and cut off paychecks for more than 2 million workers.