Politics

US Congress Passes Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

Published DEC 21 2024

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

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.

NBC CNN