Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 legislative days until funding runs out.

Top Republican appropriators are pushing for a short-term funding patch that lasts into November to buy time for Congress to strike a larger bipartisan deal to fund the government through early fall of 2026.

But some hardline conservatives, nervous about the prospect of being jammed with a massive, end-of-year omnibus and hoping to avoid Democrats negotiating spending increases, have been agitating for another full-year continuing resolution (CR).

Whichever strategy Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) pursue will affect the odds of a government shutdown because Thune will need Democratic s

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