2024-12-20 21:46:31
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Government Shutdown Threatened as Political Tensions Surge
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The designated US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are blocking a transitional budget; Republicans and Democrats are arguing over the debt ceiling and an impending 'shutdown'; Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Elizabeth Warren criticize Trump's and Musk's actions; the incumbent President Joe Biden would have to sign the budget; the longest 'shutdown' in US history was in 2018/2019 during Trump's first term.
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