US government shutdown: Congress scrambles to agree funding deal before deadline – live updates

Capitol Hill gripped by uncertainty after House rejects temporary funding deal that was hastily assembled after Trump and Musk tanked bipartisan agreement

• Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal fails

Donald Trump has made his political calculations clear in his latest post on Truth Social, writing that he wants a government shutdown to happen while Joe Biden is president:

If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under “TRUMP.” This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!