Both sides of the aisle are digging in their heels despite dwindling time to strike a deal to avert a government shutdown.
House Republicans are aiming to unveil a mostly “clean,” short-term funding patch to keep the government open come Oct. 1 — but without major concessions on health care that Democrats in both chambers are demanding be part of a stopgap measure.
Pressed on the matter on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters, “that’s a December pol...