"The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a short-term government funding bill to avert a shutdown at the end of next week."

>"Congressional leaders unveiled a plan Thursday that would keep the federal government funded into mid-February, but it's unclear if the deal would be enough to avoid a rapidly approaching government shutdown on midnight Friday."

"The new stopgap bill would fund government operations until Feb. 18, and the House could vote on it as soon as Thursday. But it’s still unclear whether the measure can be rushed through the Senate by midnight Friday, which is the deadline _...Read More_