This is absurd, and what we have here is a bipartisan deal that Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, negotiated and brought to the House that has been scuttled by Donald Trump and Elon Musk and is putting us on the brink of a government shutdown.

House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results

from a government shutdown or worse.

As a government shutdown now looms,

Democratic lawmakers calling out Republicans

for scrapping a funding deal

after they receive pressure

for both Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

We'll tell you what the president-elect

is now demanding for members in his party

and what happens next.

Plus, in a major reversal, the House Ethics Committee is expected to release the years-long

probe into allegations of Matt Gates's past misconduct.

We'll break down what's likely in the report and what Gates is now saying about it.

And also ahead, we'll go over President Joe Biden's concerns that his long-term economic progress

will go unnoticed and who he's partly blaming for the public's view of the economy.

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, December 19th.

The penultimate day of my run here on way too early.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thank you so much for starting your day with us. We have a lot to get to this morning, including this stunning news off the top. The bipartisan

plan to fund the government is no more after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk voiced their

opposition to the bill yesterday. Despite having the stamp of approval from congressional leadership,

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