Washington, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - What happens in a US government shutdown?

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2024-12-19

The US government is hurtling towards a shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday, after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuppered a cross-party deal to keep federal agencies running. What happens if Congress fails to pass a spending bill to keep the lights on past a Friday night deadline? A shutdown would likely affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers. An estimated 875,000 workers could be furloughed, while 1.4 million would k......

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