House Republicans advance funding stopgap, tee up vote this week

House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a funding stopgap to avert an end-of-month government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the continuing resolution (CR) later this week and setting up a showdown with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats.

The rule advancing the funding stopgap was approved in a party-line 216-210 vote, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) voting present.

The spending measure revealed Tuesday would fund the...