在这段不到一小时过渡期间，美国政府并未启动关闭的程序。随着午夜的最后期限已过数分钟，美国参议院跳过了正常程序，快轨推进临时支出法案的表决，而此时白宫也宣布停止了政府停摆的准备工作。

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday opposed a bipartisan funding bill, as lawmakers are struggling to pass the stopgap bill to avert a looming government ...