House Republicans have not reached a consensus on a stopgap bill and a partial government shutdown at midnight Saturday appears unavoidable.
A faction of at least seven arch-conservative lawmakers have promised to never vote for a short-term bill, meaning whatever House Speaker Kevin McCarthy produces is dead as soon as it hits the floor.
Mr. McCarthy has been leaning on Republican lawmakers to come together, pass a temporary spending bill on Friday and take the fight to the Senate. The Senate legislation passed another procedural hurdle Thursday, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said senators can expect to vote for the measure by Saturday.
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