House Democrats’ government funding proposal goes down in flames with shutdown deadline in hours
House Democrats made a last-ditch effort to pass their own government funding proposal on Tuesday, which was quickly scuttled by the GOP. Democrats are pushing a short-term extension of the current federal funding levels — called a continuing resolution (CR) — through Oct. 31, which also includes a host of left-wing policy riders derided by

 
					 
					 
					 
					 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									