WASHINGTON - U.S. senators are expected to vote Friday on competing stopgap bills that both aim to temporarily fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline, according to POLITICO.

This comes on the heels of Democrats releasing their own government funding extension plan on Wednesday in response to a Republican plan that was put forth earlier this week.

"The Democrats obviously want to vote on their [continuing resolution]…and we want to vote on the House CR," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Thursday. He added that Senate leaders are "talking to see if they can get there."

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Cornyn's comments represent a shift in the perspective of Senate Republicans, who reportedly met again behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss a path forward. Senate Majority Leader John Thune

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