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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: How the continuing resolution died and set up an unexpected shutdown fight
Here's how a continuing resolution that would keep the government running until mid-March 2025 fell apart and put a shutdown on the table days before Christmas.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has an anchor around his neck and a target on his back after a spending bill to keep the government operating until President-elect Donald Trump takes office died on Thursday.
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