The US government is increasingly likely to shut down next week. Here's why.

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Trump cancelled a planned Thursday meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress to try to avert a shutdown.

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Trump team makes clear Elon Musk isn't the leader of the GOP

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Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

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House Speaker Mike Johnson
Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week.

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It happened again: These 20 House members, mostly Republican, voted against millions in funding for their own districts

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Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana at a press conference.
Rep. Clay Higgins, seen here with other House Republicans, voted against a bill containing $2.3 million in funding for an emergency operations center in his Louisiana district.

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Lauren Boebert says she was mistaken for Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol: 'Oh Lord, I need some Botox'

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene voted against over $9.3 million in federal funding for her district. She's bragging about it anyway.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.

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Lauren Boebert brags about securing $20 million in funding that she voted against: 'Can't wait for the ribbon cuttings'

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado at the Capitol on March 13, 2024.
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado at the Capitol on March 13, 2024.

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These 4 GOP senators voted to rip away millions of dollars in federal funding that they had secured for their home states

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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama voted against a government funding bill on Friday despite securing millions in funding for his state.
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama voted against a government funding bill on Friday despite securing tens of millions in federal funding for his state.

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These 40 House Republicans voted against millions of dollars in federal funding that they secured for their districts

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado voted against the bill despite securing more than $20 million for the district she's now running away from.
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado voted against the bill despite securing more than $20 million for the district she's now running away from.

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Watch the moment a GOP congresswoman forgot how she voted on bills she's bragged about, but actually opposed: 'I need to ask my staff'

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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2023.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2023.

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