The US House of Representatives has approved a budget item of 1,200 billion dollars, writes TT. Before midnight, a decision must be made or an emergency economic measure must be made to shut down official government business.
Congressional decisions must also be approved in the Senate.
Economic hawks in the House of Representatives, who believe the emergency package is the wrong way to go, are threatening to try to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson.
One of them is Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is close to Donald Trump, who said that Johnson “betrays the American people”.