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Government funding expires at midnight and as of late Friday morning, lawmakers had yet to reach an agreement on that or another stimulus package for the economic recession resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic. If there is a shutdown, transition funding won’t be impacted because it “was an anomaly line item in the September [continuing resolution],” Matthew Glassman, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute, told
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Meetings between President Donald Trump s team and the Biden team are going on throughout the government, after a delayed start as the administration dragged its feet on officially recognizing Biden as president-elect.
Then on Thursday night, Miller ordered officials throughout the building to cancel scheduled transition meetings.
A senior Defense Department official sought to downplay the move, calling it a simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year.
DoD pushes back on AXIOS scoop that Acting Pentagon Defense Secretary halts Biden transition briefings - says Miller asked for 1 day pause and both teams agreed to two week break over the holidays. Expecting statement soon. https://t.co/e24S9BM6qT
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Trump Administration Has Abruptly Stopped Giving Briefings To Joe Biden In Shocking Move, Report Claims
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Axios reported, acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt on cooperation with Biden officials, which the report claimed shocked leaders across the Defense Department. It was not clear if the move was permanent, as there were indications that the briefings could possibly resume after the upcoming holiday.
The outlet noted that it was not clear what brought on the decision or whether it was approved by Trump. The report noted that Miller issued an order on Thursday night for all officials within the Pentagon to cancel scheduled meetings. An official told