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WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a new Republican spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan stopgap bill, leaving lawmakers just one day to approve new funding to avert a government shutdown. The vote was 174-235, with Democrats and some …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The Joe Biden administration is preparing for a possible government shutdown in the event that current funding runs out on Sept. 30, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. “It’s consistent with longstanding practice across many administrations for OMB to simply remind agency senior …