House Republicans cancel vote on short-term funding measure amid infighting – as it happened

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• Republicans intensify government shutdown risk over spending bill

The House will not vote today on a measure to keep the government open past 30 September, amid a split between the chamber's Republican leadership and a handful of far-right lawmakers that will cause a government shutdown if it is not resolved in 12 days, Punchbowl News reports:

Lawmakers had been scheduled to today vote to approve the rules of debate for the short-term funding measure, but it was unclear if it would have passed.