Congress prepares to vote on short-term funding bill to avert US government shutdown – live updates

Republican bill would fund government until 21 November; House GOP leadership is confident they have enough support for it to pass as Democrats plan to vote against it

Today, lawmakers in the House will vote on legislation, known as a “continuing resolution” (CR), to prevent a looming government shutdown at the end of September.

The bill, introduced by Republicans, would fund the government until 21 November. According to Politico, House GOP whip Tom Emmer was confident, as of Thursday, that his party had enough votes. “We’re going to pass this,” he said in an interview.