Will the Government Shut Down Before Christmas?

The House rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling Thursday.

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00:00The federal government could shut down tonight at midnight, just five days before Christmas.

00:06The House rejecting President-elect Donald Trump's new plan to fund federal operations

00:11and suspend the debt ceiling. Thursday, almost three dozen Republicans joined Democrats to vote

00:16against Trump's demands, which he now says on social media would eliminate or suspend the debt

00:22ceiling until after his presidency. The bill failed to even earn a majority of votes. House Speaker

00:29Mike Johnson said Friday, quote, we have a plan to avert a shutdown. Thousands of federal workers

00:35would be furloughed if the government shuts down. TSA workers will be forced to work without pay.

00:41Members of the military would have their paychecks delayed.