Urgent: U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown


WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute intervention, likely averting a government shutdown just hours before the deadline.

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