Trump and Musk sink US government spending bill

The Congress must pass a package before the end of the week to avert a government shutdown

The US government is facing a partial shutdown after a stopgap spending bill pitched by lawmakers earlier this week was scrapped under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The current funding expires on Friday, and unless a bill is passed before that deadline, millions of US federal workers will be left without paychecks.

The text of the new spending plan...