The U.S. Congress has two days as of Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on federal spending and demanded lawmakers address the nation's debt ceiling before he takes office next month.

Congressional leaders have put forward a giant spending package to avoid a partial government shutdown, and one provision aims to deliver the first pay raise for lawmakers in about 16 years.

House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown until March would give members of Congress their first pay raise since 2009 and let them opt out of the Affordable Care Act.

A provision to transfer the land that is the site of the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia is included in Congress’ short-term spending bill, which lawmakers are racing to pass.