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Check out all of TPO's favorites in the gift guide. LinkedIn today's show notes.

Now for the news.

Today, we're talking about Congress passing a bill to halt a government shutdown,

college football playoffs, a deadly tragedy in Germany, and other top news from Monday,

December 23rd.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour over today.

Here's the quote of the day.

In the absence of a biblical morality, a new elite will always come forward to dictate arbitrary absolutes to society.

Francis A. Schaefer.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Congress has passed 81 days of relief from the words government shutdown.

On Friday evening, the House voted 366 to 34 to approve Speaker Johnson's third attempt at a stopgap funding bill after the original bipartisan proposal exploded Wednesday. The Senate said,

yay, just after midnight, and President Biden signed early Saturday. Technically, they missed the deadline

by a few hours, but there was no disruption to any government

services.

The bill funds the government until March 14th, providing $100 billion in disaster relief,

$10 billion in agricultural aid, and reconstruction money for Baltimore's Key Bridge.

President-elect Trump's 11th hour request to

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