House rejects GOP-authored spending bill as shutdown looms

House rejects GOP-authored spending bill as shutdown looms

The House of Representatives has rejected a Republican-authored attempt at a short-term spending bill that would have kept the federal government from shutting down, making it much more likely that federal employees will be furloughed or forced to work without pay and many government programmes will be shuttered when the fiscal year ends at midnight on 30 September.

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