Speaker Johnson is canceling House votes for next week as Republicans pressure Senate to accept funding bill and end shutdown. Meanwhile, the Senate fails to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government. Most Democratic senators are voting against the bill as they demand that Congress take up health care legislation. The vote failed 54-44. That's well short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. There are few signs of any real progress towards ending the congressional standoff. Democrats are demanding Congress take up an extension to health care benefits. Republicans are trying to wear them down with repeated votes on a bill that would reopen the government mostly at current spending levels.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don't accept Democratic demands on health care. Schumer tells The Associated Press he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries oppose any legislation that doesn't include key health care provisions and a commitment not to roll them back. Schumer argues the country is in a different place than it was earlier this year, when he argued against a shutdown. The New York senator weathered backlash from fellow Democrats in March when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. President Donald Trump said Friday Republicans should not "even bother" negotiating with Democrats.

House Republicans passed a critical test of their unity on legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown, teeing up a final vote for a measure that keeps federal agencies funded through September. Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members on the procedural vote, and they got it. Next, they'll look to pass the measure Tuesday afternoon and send it to the Senate, where it will likely need support from at least eight Senate Democrats to get to President Donald Trump's desk. It's one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the Republican president's second term, prompting Vice President JD Vance to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to rally support.

Negotiations to avoid a federal government shutdown in two weeks have not been going well. Lawmakers have yet to agree on spending top-line numbers even though the current budget year began in October. Plus, Democrats are seeking assurances that would ensure President Donald Trump's administration follows Congress' directions on how the money would be spent. The disagreements and the new political dynamic in Washington raises questions about whether lawmakers will avoid a shutdown this time. As a substitute, House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump are now pursuing a stopgap measure that would generally fund agencies and programs at the 2024 spending levels through September 30.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week. The bill includes a requirement that people registering to vote must provide proof of citizenship. The requirement has become a leading election-year priority for Republicans who are raising the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. even though it's already illegal to do so and research shows that such voting is rare. The legislation faces an uphill climb in the House and has no chance in the Senate.