House Passes Short Term Bill to Avert Shutdown

“House lawmakers approved a temporary spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend, with Speaker Mike Johnson forced once again to turn to a coalition made up mostly of Democrats to pass it,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The vote was 320 to 99, with slightly more than half of Republicans joining with almost all Democrats to support the measure.”

The Senate is expected to take up the measure this evening.