US government shutdown looms: What will be its impact and has it happened before?
Friday, 20 December 2024 The US government teeters on the edge of a shutdown as Republicans, influenced by Trump and Musk, rejected a bipartisan funding deal. Their proposed three-month extension also failed, threatening a partial shutdown on Saturday. Millions of federal workers face furloughs, impacting essential services and the economy, echoing past shutdown crises.
The House passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown just hours before the midnight deadline. The bill extends funding through March 2025, providing disaster relief and farm aid, but excludes the debt limit suspension demanded by President-elect Trump. The bill now moves to the...
In this episode of The Insurrection, Derrick Evans and Michael Lauber tackle the latest government shutdown drama and bring laughs with their fiery Friday Meme Review.
Under the manufactured emergency of a government shutdown, all but 2 democrats and 38 republicans reject a new bill pushed by President Trump to keep the government open and send aid to hurricane..