"House Vote on Partisan Spending Plan Amplifies Government Shutdown Fears"

House GOP leaders are preparing to vote on a partisan, short-term spending bill to fund the federal government through Oct. 31, but it has no chance of passing in the Senate or being signed by President Joe Biden. The bill faces opposition from Democrats and conservative House Republicans, jeopardizing its passage. The Senate has already advanced its own short-term funding bill, which may be amended to include stronger border security measures demanded by House Republicans. The government is scheduled to shut down if a funding bill is not approved by Congress and signed into law by Biden.