The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a partisan spending plan that is seemingly doomed to fail. Republicans who forced Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to scrap a vote last week due to their intense opposition have said they have still not changed their positions on the bill.

The US House of Representatives shot down a package to keep the federal government funded on Wednesday, raising the possibility of a costly shutdown just one month before the presidential election. Lawmakers must strike a deal to keep the government funded by September 30,

The effort has been a pet project of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and former President Donald Trump. But the legislation has received widespread criticism from Democrats, as non-citizens already can't vote in federal elections.