Is a government shutdown in the cards for the new year? 🤔

“The two-week holiday recess, a contentious health care debate and discharge petition showdowns are squeezing the House’s legislative calendar, raising doubts about whether lawmakers can finalize government funding before the Jan. 30 deadline.”

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The clock is ticking on government funding deadline as House battles other issues - The Hill https://apple.news/A9ZkcOFZrROWPm2VSaGLP9A

Clock ticking on government funding deadline as House battles other issues — The Hill

The two-week holiday recess, a contentious health care debate and discharge petition showdowns are squeezing the House’s legislative calendar, raising doubts about whether lawmakers can finalize government funding before the Jan. 30 deadline.

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Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideas

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Former House speaker on ABC News also said congressional Republicans have ceded almost all their power to Trump

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Former House speaker on ABC News also said congressional Republicans have ceded almost all their power to Trump

The Guardian
Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’

Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideas

The Guardian
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Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideas

The Guardian
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