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Government Shutdown Looms as GOP Faces Internal Dissent

3/11/2025

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House Republicans are racing against the clock with a stopgap funding bill to prevent a looming government shutdown. Democrats are rallying against it, alarmed by potential cuts to vital services and the prospect of empowering figures like Trump and Musk. As Trump intensifies his attacks on GOP dissenters, the path to passing the bill grows increasingly fraught in this fractured Congress.

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Story summary

House Republicans are racing against the clock with a stopgap funding bill to prevent a looming government shutdown. Democrats are rallying against it, alarmed by potential cuts to vital services and the prospect of empowering figures like Trump and Musk. As Trump intensifies his attacks on GOP dissenters, the path to passing the bill grows increasingly fraught in this fractured Congress.