CBS EVENING NEWS
12/18/24
6:31 PM
NORAH O’DONNELL: It is quite a night of news because America is two days away from a government shutdown unless Congress acts soon. That means millions of government workers and military members could be without a paycheck days before the holidays. And it's quite a reversal since where we started just this morning. The House of Representatives appeared to be on the verge of approving a last-minute bipartisan plan. But tonight, it is imploding. As we seem to be witnessing the growing influence of the world's richest man, unelected tech billionaire Elon Musk spent the day repeatedly and publicly calling on Republicans to vote no and called for those who support the plan to be voted out of office. Then President-Elect Donald Trump weighed in, also urging a "No" vote, and then within hours, Musk declared the deal dead. There is a lot to get to and it concerns your tax dollars, your government, and your election officials.
