The bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown would make D.C. revert to its 2024 spending. City officials fear cuts to police, schools and other services.

House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. If the vulnerable Democrats support the bill,

La., is teeing up the bill for a vote on Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to vote against it and risk a shutdown. He also is betting that Republicans can muscle the legislation through the House largely by themselves.

Republicans may not have the votes to keep the government open ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, despite the fact that President Trump is demanding all GOP lawmakers get on board with the new proposal. Democrats are unlikely to bail out their colleagues given the spending cuts included in the nearly 100-page piece of legislation.

Congressional negotiators have released a bill that, if passed, will avert a partial government shutdown during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term. The 100-page legislation would roughly maintain current government funding levels through the beginning of fiscal year (FY) 2026,

House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a spending bill to keep government agencies funded through September 30, a move that is likely to spark confrontation with Democrats. The bill, which aims to slightly boost defense programs while trimming the budgets for non-defense programs,