Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday corralled his oft-fractured House conference to pass a Republican plan to fund the government through November 21, as Congress scrambles to avert a looming shutdown.

The House passed a short-term funding bill on a party-line vote, but with the Senate unlikely to advance it, Congress faces growing odds of a government shutdown starting Oct. 1.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered a sharp attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday, a day after the GOP lawmaker attempted to advance a censure resolution over the Democrat’s comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The same American electorate could return either a Republican or a Democratic majority in the US House in the event of a close election in 2026 as the two parties race to redraw congressional maps to their advantage.

House Republicans advanced their own plan earlier Wednesday, moving one step closer to funding the government without provisions sought by Democrats.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been at the forefront of the campaign for retribution, singling out university students who mocked Kirk’s death and calling for public school teachers to be fired as the state education agency investigates hundreds of complaints about their social media posts.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy once hoped to forge an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could revitalize Americans’ trust in public health.

WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ stopgap measure keeping the government funded until late November, setting up a down-to-the wire negotiation over how to avoid a government shutdown in two weeks.

A Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 stumbled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday, leaving lawmakers without a clear pa

House Speaker Mike Johnson said a Friday vote is expected in the House on the the legislation, which would keep the government funded until Nov. 21 and provide additional funds for security for lawmakers and other officials.