Trump rejects US spending bill, risking government shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the end of the week.

- Reuters

WASHINGTON:

Trump instead urged Congress to pass legislation that would tie up loose ends before he takes office next month by raising the government's borrowing authority -- a politically difficult task -- and extending government funding.