Tonight on the readout.

On this vote, the A's are 366.

The Nays 34, one member voting present.

Two-thirds being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended.

The bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

After Elon, Trump and their Grinches on the Hill blew up a deal to fund the government.

Late today, Republicans sheepishly backed down to avert a potentially devastating Christmas shutdown.

With a lot of help from Democrats.

Also tonight, while Santa is busy with his latest list,

determining who's naughty or nice,

we at the readout have worked through our list of who won the year.

And throughout tonight's show,

we'll be celebrating the many amazing people

who made a real difference in the world this year, the

trailblazers, the people holding the rich and powerful to account, and those fighting for the

freedom and dignity of all people.

And we begin tonight with the government funding nightmare before Christmas, which may just have been averted, all thanks

to the Democrats. Just hours before the government was set to shut down at midnight, the House

finally passed a spending bill, with 366 voting yes, and 34 no votes, all of which came from Republicans. This bill was the Republican

majority's plan C, since the original bipartisan deal was tanked by Elon Musk and his junior

partner Donald Trump. And then the backup plan that Trump endorsed went down in flames with 38 of his own Republicans voting against it.

What this new plan includes is basic government funding until mid-March, plus disaster relief and assistance for farmers.

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