“Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top members of Mr. Biden’s team worked into the evening at the Capitol in a frenzied effort to strike a deal between feuding factions and move forward on the expansive public works measure, which passed the Senate in August on a wave of bipartisan bonhomie,” the New York Times reports.

“Centrist Democrats and a handful of House Republican allies remained hopeful that the measure could squeak past a blockade of liberal Democrats, who have pledged to thwart its passage until the Senate approves a $3.5 trillion climate change and social safety net bill.”

“Congress on Thursday approved a measure to fund the government into early December, staving off a shutdown that was set to occur after midnight,” the Washington Post reports.

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi is showing no signs of backing off her promise to have the House vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill today,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Can we say definitively that it will happen? No, we can’t. But Pelosi faces many hurdles and the time is short.”

“Yet at this moment, Pelosi is doing what she always does: trying to navigate a treacherous, narrow path toward victory.”

“Pelosi doesn’t need to have 218 votes in her pocket when she goes to the floor. But there has to be a path for her to get to that magic number or she won’t do it. Pelosi could probably switch several votes on the floor, but not more.”

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), after meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that House progressives have not changed their position on the bipartisan infrastructure bill: “We have called for the reconciliation bill to be passed first and then we’ll happily vote for the infrastructure bill.”

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday declared she had no plans to delay a high-profile vote on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, even as members of her leadership team bluntly warned the vote could fail,” Politico reports.

“Pelosi told reporters a half-dozen ways that Democrats were muscling ahead with the vote despite mounting progressive threats to tank the bill without a clear path forward for the party’s separate — but politically linked — safety net bill.”

Said Pelosi: “We’re on a path to win the votes. I don’t want to even consider any options but that. Think positively.”