House passes short-term funding bill, Senate uncertain

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

House passes seven-week continuing resolution to avoid Oct. 1 government shutdown .

Democrats threaten shutdown if health care and Medicaid cuts aren’t addressed.

Senate unlikely to pass either GOP or Democratic proposals before deadline.

Bill reflects partisan tension, with Trump urging Republicans to vote yes.

House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but prospects in the Senate look dim

The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer in the Senate, where the two parties show no signs of budging on the matter.

The bill would generally continue existing funding levels through Nov. 21. Democratic leaders are adamant