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Kelsey Snell

Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen

Kevin McCarthy Donald Trump Joe Biden Washington D.C. Government Shutdown United States Chuck Schumer Republican Party

A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was supposed to prevent this exact outcome. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Congress has returned to Washington with a government shutdown less than five days away and lawmakers are still scrambling for ways to avoid it.

That wasn't supposed to be the case.

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