Republicans charge ahead with GOP funding bill, raising shutdown odds

Sep 17, 2025 - 00:00
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Republicans charge ahead with GOP funding bill, raising shutdown odds
House Republican leaders are charging ahead with a GOP plan to extend government funding, rejecting Democratic pleas for bipartisan talks and escalating the odds of a shutdown at the end of the month.  Behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), GOP leaders on Tuesday unveiled a short-term spending package, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to extend…