We are awaiting a vote from the Senate to avert a government shutdown. Democrats are declaring victory, Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring victory, even Elon Musk is declaring victory. Plus, CNN is live on the ground in Germany where a driver plowed through a Christmas market in what authorities suspect was a deliberate attack. 

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Capitol Hill is in total chaos as the United States is one day away from a government shutdown. Not only is there no deal, nobody seems to know who is in charge. 38 Republicans just bucked Donald Trump by voting against a spending deal that Republicans cut not with Democrats but among themselves. 

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Conservatives on Capitol Hill suddenly revolted against a bipartisan bill House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats to keep the lights on and the government funded. The pressure really started to build when one person started to blast the bill — Elon Musk. 

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We provide an update on RFK Jr.’s effort to be confirmed by the Senate. Plus, in New York, murder charges were brought against the accused CEO killer now being branded by prosecutors as a terrorist.  

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A shooter has killed a teacher and a teenage student at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin and injured six others, including two students who are in life-threatening condition. A law enforcement source says the 17-year-old shooter apparently planned the attack in advance. We hear a live briefing from officials this hour. 

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As mysteries are growing in the skies around New Jersey, a New Jersey part-time resident says its time to shoot them down. Plus, alarms in the medical community over revelations that RFK Jr.’s attorney has been petitioning to get a life-saving vaccine revoked. 

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Trump says pardoning convicted criminals who rioted at the Capitol will happen within minutes of taking the oath of office. Plus, there may be more than one Kennedy in the second Trump administration as CNN can now confirm Trump is considering naming Amaryllis Fox Kennedy as the deputy director of the CIA. 

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Aftershocks on Capitol Hill after the director or the FBI says he’s resigning while the candidate that Trump wants to replace him with was interviewing with senators. CNN has new reporting on why Christopher Wray is making this move now. President Donald Trump is now one step closer to dramatically reshaping the FBI in his image.  

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A look inside the defense of the CEO murder suspect. Luigi Mangione’s attorney joins as the suspect himself explodes before walking into court. Plus, President-elect Trump is set to huddle with top Republicans about his agenda as Democrats are plotting on how to fight it. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to joins to discuss. 

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President-elect Trump’s top cabinet picks have been making their cases to top Republican senators on Capitol Hill. One of them whom even Trump has acknowledged as controversial is gaining key support this evening. Plus, the suspect in the United Healthcare CEO’s murder was in court tonight. 

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In the massive manhunt for the killer of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, police appear to be closing in on the identity of the suspected CEO killer. Sources tell CNN investigators are using thousands of leads including facial recognition technology to try and track him down. Police say that will be critical in the killing that appeared to be so well planned. 

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