House GOP Passes Stopgap, Daring Senate Democrats on Shutdown
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House Republicans passed legislation to keep the US government open past a Saturday shutdown deadline, daring moderate Democrats in the Senate to block the measure over objections it fails to constrain Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade.
GOP congressional leaders didn’t negotiate with Democrats on the President Donald Trump-backed funding measure, which runs through Sept. 30. Earlier talks broke down after Democrats demanded language to rein in Musk.