US politics
fromAxios
2 weeks agoJohnson hands out pinkie promises before House vote on shutdown
A short-term government funding bill passed the House after members received personal assurances and secured additional funding for member security.
Republican leaders are ready to call the Democrats' bluff, possibly as soon as this week, with a test vote before the end-of-the-month deadline to keep government running. GOP leaders said they could tee up a vote on a short-term spending bill that would keep the federal government fully operational when the new budget year begins Oct. 1. It would likely be a temporary patch, into mid-November.