LIVE: US House Rejects Trump-Backed Plan on U.S. Government Shutdown | House GOP | Republicans | CNBC TV18 Republicans have failed to pass a revised short-term spending bill that would have averted a US government shutdown The bill needed a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives to pass, but lawmakers rejected it with 174 in support and 235 against. Congress had come to a bipartisan agreement previously, but President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk pressured Republicans to reject the deal and create a new one Many fear the dispute could lead to a government shutdown before the holidays, leading to closures and limits on services starting Saturday. President-elect Donald Trump called on his Republican party to back a new spending bill that would avert a government shutdown. But 38 Republicans in the House of Representatives, along with nearly the entire Democratic Party contingent, voted against it. It leaves the government in limbo with only one more full day to hash out a new bill. If they don't, a government shutdown would start the weekend before Christmas. House Speaker Mike Johnson, the chamber's top Republican, has a long night ahead of him - he needs to come up with a Plan C after both Plan A and Plan B failed. #usgovernment #housegop #trump #mikejohnson #usatoday #cnbctv18 #livenews