Congress struggles to find funding deal as shutdown looms: live coverage

A government shutdown loomed Friday evening, after a day in which House Republicans floated a funding plan that was shot down by 21 conservatives.

Most government operations will stop at midnight Sunday unless a funding deal is struck Friday night or Saturday.

House Republicans on Friday morning rolled out a stopgap funding measure, which passed an early procedural vote but was scuttled by conservative opposition in a vote at midday. The bill did not stand a chance in the Senate, where Democrats were sure to line up against it. And the White House on Friday morning issued a veto threat against it.

The Senate on Thursday advanced its own stopgap funding bill, but is likely to need until Sunday for final passage. On Friday, Senate Republicans debated proposing a clean bill that extends the government’s funding for a handful of days to allow for more negotiations.

Lawmakers in both chambers are sounding increasingly pessimistic.

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