House to consider stopgap funding bill to end shutdown after Senate approval leaves Democrats split – US politics live

Disruption to flights, food benefits and federal agencies continues as deal heads to the House; Democrats riven over some senators’ support for bill

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As the supreme court deliberates on the fate of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs – which he maintains are a matter of “national security” as justices appeared skeptical during oral arguments on the case last week – the president said that the US would be forced to hand “in excess of three trillion dollars” if the levies are scrapped, in a late night post on Truth Social.

He added:

It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a ‘drubbing.’ That would truly become an insurmountable National Security Event, and devastating to the future of our Country – Possibly non-sustainable!

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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