House rejects funding bill amid looming government shutdown

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The risk of a government shutdown will remain after the House of Representatives rejected a stopgap bill introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) that sought to extend federal funding and drew opposition from some Republicans.

The bill was rejected Wednesday evening. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Fourteen Republicans opposed the bill, which would have funded the government through March 2025, and it was defeated by a vote of 220 to 202.

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