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Last-minute funding deal may help government avoid shutdown

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Last-minute temporary funding deal may help U.S. government avoid shutdown

Funding for the federal government runs out Friday at midnight. House Democrats passed a short term measure Thursday to keep the government funded through February, but a group of Republican lawmakers in the Senate are threatening to force a shutdown over President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. Judy Woodruff and congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins to break down the latest negotiations.

12/02/2021

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