Trump-backed funding bill fails as government shutdown looms
Democrats voted against the bill en masse after they were left out of negotiations.
By Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Scholtes, Politico
A bill to avert a government shutdown failed on the House floor Thursday night, after Democrats and conservatives rebelled against Speaker Mike Johnson’s new Donald Trump-backed spending plan.
The measure went down decisively, 174-235, failing to meet a two-thirds bar for passage under a fast-track procedure, as 38 Republicans joined 197 Democrats to tank the bill. Two Democrats voted for the bill, and one voted present.