Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after presenting his last model of an interim pending invoice to his caucus, on the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has now abruptly rejected the bipartisan plan to forestall a Christmastime authorities shutdown. As a substitute, he is telling Home Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to primarily renegotiate — days earlier than a deadline when federal funding runs out.
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