Luigi Mangione facing four new federal charges; President-elect Donald Trump and allies criticize latest government spending measure. Source

Two IRS agents have accused Hunter Biden’s lawyer of defamation. Source

The U.S. government could face a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21. Here’s what could be impacted. Source

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to either raise or abolish the debt ceiling in a new spending bill to keep the government funded. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source

The 16-time Grammy winner returned to the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, where she first began her career, and shares advice with current students. Source

“My phone was ringing off the hook,” Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. “The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk.” Source

The large semi-aquatic South American relative of the guinea pig is having a big moment. Source

After a Republican revolt led by Elon Musk and Donald Trump torpedoed a plan to fund the government, a new path forward remains unclear as Congress lurches toward Friday night’s deadline. Source

Congress looks poised to shut down the government after House Republicans, spurred on by Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, derailed a spending bill that would have kept the government funded. Nancy Cook, senior national political correspondent for Bloomberg News, joined CBS News to discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill. Source

President-elect Donald Trump Trump said lawmakers should oppose any sweeping spending measure that includes “traps” and abolish the debt limit before he takes office next year. Source