US Congress Passes Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

US Congress Passes Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

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DEC 2024

Above: Steam rises from the dome of the US Capitol on Dec. 20, 2024, in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Kent Nishimura/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Imagesstory last updated DEC 2024

The Spin

Republican narrative

The stripped-down funding bill is a victory for fiscal responsibility as it removed unnecessary spending and policy riders, setting up Republicans to implement Trump's agenda with full control of government in 2025.

Breitbart New York Post

Democratic narrative

Republicans caved to pressure from unelected billionaires and abandoned a bipartisan deal that would have helped working Americans and protected future tax cuts for the wealthy by avoiding debt ceiling negotiations.

Metaculus Prediction

Public Figures

Donald Trump

Mike Johnson

Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

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Bias Split Public Figures Controversies

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