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the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.

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Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you.

And Senator, you're still stuck in Washington, D.C. as we speak. Usually,

everybody's going home right now, but it's midnight and you're still there.

Well, it is 11.32 p.m. right now, Thursday night. I am usually home in Texas,

getting ready to go to bed in my own bed with my wife and kids. I am in Washington,

D.C. Right now, it looks like there's a very good chance of me. We may be in Washington, D.C.

On Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, we could be in D.C. on Christmas Day. We are 24

hours away from a government shutdown. At this point, the path ahead appears very uncertain.

We're going to break that down. We're going to explain what is going on, what is a continuing

resolution, what does this mean, and how does this likely get resolved? We're going to explain that

coming up.

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