Democrats dig in while GOP negotiates with themselves as shutdown looms

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP House leaders and Vice-President-elect JD Vance continue to meet behind closed doors in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday to craft a path forward and reach a budget deal — hoping to
Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, after rejecting House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown, worked the phones on Thursday, showing wavering confidence in Johnson and claiming he is aligned with billionaire
Tom Holland on working with Zendaya: 'Best thing that's ever happened to me'

Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images Tom Holland and Zendaya have made three films together, and they recently signed on for a fourth one. Holland, who is in a relationship with Zendaya, opened up about the benefits of
Potential government shutdown impacts: Millions of federal workers at risk of furlough

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If Congress fails to pass the continuing resolution to fund the government by Saturday, millions of federal workers could head into the holidays without paychecks. They could be furloughed or
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, NYC Mayor Eric Adams' former chief adviser, surrenders on criminal charges

Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, surrendered at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Thursday morning to face criminal charges. The exact
Abandoned oil and gas wells in US bring fears of leak dangers, ABC News investigation finds

This illustration shows the locations where ABC News tested abandoned oil and gas wells for leaks; ABC News (WEST TEXAS, Texas) — Rancher Laura Briggs rises early to care for the livestock scattered across her homestead on
Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan smile in new look from 'Peaky Blinders' set

ROBERT VIGLASKY/Netflix Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan are all smiles in a new photo from the Peaky Blinders film set. The pair, co-starring in the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie, grinned together while dressed in the show’s traditional
Trump threatens government shutdown unless debt limit demand met, blames Biden if it happens

Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for killing the House Republican-proposed government funding bill, telling ABC News there will be a government shutdown unless Congress eliminates or extends the limit on government borrowing.
This Week in A&E: 'The Snow Queen,' Holiday Shows, and Solstice with Sasquatch

See a winter ballet, celebrate the holidays with a legendary creature, and more in this week’s A&E roundup.
Court disqualifies Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands

Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA, Ga.) — The Georgia Court of Appeals has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their election interference case. “After carefully