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Live from NPR news in Washington, on Kora-Va Coleman, the federal government could partially

shut down late tonight because there isn't any money to pay the bills.

The House failed last night to pass a short-term spending bill backed by President

elect Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk.

Nearly all the Democrats opposed it, they're livid because Republicans backed out of a bipartisan

spending plan this week after Musk and Trump objected to it at the last minute. But the new

spending plan failed when 38 Republicans joined the Democrats to vote no, including Texas congressman Chip Roy.

I want to appropriate leaders and leadership who are always the ones who are obstacles to actually

cutting spending, to pony up and explain why they won't agree to the spending cuts that we said

we should put in place. Trump is furious, writing online he's called for a challenger to face Roy in a primary election.

But Trump supports the looming government shutdown. He says it's better for the country to close

than to agree to what Democrats want to, quote, force upon us. The suspect accused of killing

United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson has appeared in federal court in New York City.

Luigi Mangione was already indicted by a New York grand jury on murder and terrorism charges.

NPR Sarah Ventry reports Mangione now faces federal counts.

The federal charges include murder and two counts of stalking.

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