COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN: With just three days to avoid a government shutdown that would halt military pay and wreak havoc on the economy, the House and Senate are far apart on their preferred solutions.

Republicans in the House are divided with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is still pushing for a short-term continuing resolution that would slash most federal spending by 8% (but not for the Pentagon or VA) and attach a hardline border security amendment demanded by his hard-line right flank.

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