Democrats plot path to fund government by Thursday deadline

A day after Senate Republicans blocked a bill combining emergency government funding with an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit, Democratic leaders are planning to split up the two provisions and pass them separately in a bid to prevent a partial government shutdown this week.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters Tuesday that Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are in discussions to pass legislation to provide stopgap spending to keep the government operating.