The federal government is preparing for a shutdown when government funding runs out at midnight on Saturday . The House advanced a shortterm spending bill in a lastditch stopgap bill to extend government funding beyond Saturday . House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is locked in a roiling conflict with hardline conservatives who argue Congress should instead focus on passing fullyear spending bills . House Republicans are expected to gather Friday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss next steps . McCarthy refused to say whether he would try to cut a deal with Democrats a step that could prompt conservatives to move to oust him from the speakership . A shutdown could have enormous impacts across the country in consequential areas ranging from air travel to clean drinking water as many government operations would come to a halt while services deemed essential would continue . The Senate is working to advance a bipartisan bill that would keep the government open through November and provide additional aid to Ukraine and disaster relief . It could take until Monday to pass the Senates bill to keep the Senate bill to be passed but it could put it past the Saturday evening shutdown deadline that would put it beyond the Saturday night shutdown deadline . That would put the government into the hands of the nation’s national security services such as air travel, clean drinking and food and other services considered essential would not be affected by a shutdown . The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to meet again Friday afternoon to decide whether to pass a bill to fund the Department of Agriculture again to meet with a bill that will be approved by the White House again to avoid a shutdown. The House of Congress. The Senate of Representatives to consider its own budget again to decide if it would pass the bill. It could also take until late September September 23. It is unclear whether it would take until next week
Government barreled toward shutdown as McCarthy notches minor victory . McCarthy notched minor
