Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing as a government shutdown looms. Government funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday if lawmakers fail to pass a short-term spending bill. President Joe Biden has not spoken publicly about the looming shutdown. At this point, White House officials believe this is a problem for House Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump to solve after he encouraged his party to sink a bipartisan deal that had already been hammered out.
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WATCH: White House holds press briefing
