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The White House is preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services.

A typically popular defense spending bill failed to make it on the floor for debate, the second time this week, as hard-line conservatives fight McCarthy.

The White House prepares to shut down federal agencies after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no plan to keep the government funded.

A typically popular defense spending bill failed to make it on the floor for debate, the second time this week, as hard-line conservatives fight McCarthy.

WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan

A typically popular defense spending bill failed to make it on the floor for debate, the second time this week, as hard-line conservatives fight McCarthy.

A federal shutdown after Sept. 30 seems all but certain unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy can persuade his rebellious hard-right flank of Republicans to allow Congress to approve a temporary funding measure to prevent closures as talks continue.

The last and longest shutdown on record was for 35 days during Trump's administration, between 2018 and 2019, as he insisted on funding to build a wall along the U.S. southern border that Democrats and some Republicans refused.

The White House has direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded. Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the House will return next week to start voting on the latest plan. He has just five days until the Sept. 30 deadline. A hard-right flank of Republicans has essentially seized control and is demanding spending cuts. McCarthy was unable to persuade his rebellious flank to approve a temporary funding...

A typically popular defense spending bill failed to make it on the floor for debate, the second time this week, as hard-line conservatives fight McCarthy.