House Republicans advance funding stopgap, tee up vote this week

House Republicans connected Wednesday precocious a backing stopgap to avert an end-of-month authorities shutdown, teeing up a last ballot connected the continuing solution (CR) aboriginal this week and mounting up a showdown with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats. The regularisation advancing the backing stopgap was approved successful a party-line 216-210 vote,…