How the Funding Fight Might Shake Out

Playbook: “Well, if we had to guess, the GOP is going to put $5 billion in the stopgap somehow. That might or might not pass the House — attendance is down big time, with 52 people missing the last vote this morning. If the bill does clear the House, it will go to the Senate, where it will not go anywhere. Then there will be a choice: Enough Republicans get on board with Democrats to pass the stopgap, or keep the government shut down until Jan. 3, when Nancy Pelosi will be able to open it up.”