President-elect makes clear he would want a shutdown to happen while Joe Biden is still in office as Congress scrambles to find last-minute dealTrump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal failsBesides bringing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown, Donald Trump has also lately been pressuring European countries to agree to buy more US-produced oil and gas, the Guardian’s Jill Ambrose reports:The US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more American oil and gas. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/dec/20/trump-government-shutdown-us-politics-latest-updates
Author : Chris Stein (now) and Fran Lawther (earlier)
Publish date : 2024-12-20 15:09:00
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