In the heart of a high-stakes spending showdown, the U.S. House and Senate find themselves racing against the clock with only five days remaining to strike a crucial deal and avert the looming specter of a government shutdown. This would mark the fourth such shutdown in the past decade. The Democratic-controlled Senate has taken the initiative, scheduling a vote on a bipartisan stopgap funding bill. If passed, this bill will ensure the continuity of government operations while granting negotiators a crucial extension to iron out the details of the full-year spending plan. The stakes are high, and the countdown has begun.

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