House Democrats propose stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have released a temporary government-wide funding bill to forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation.
The legislation faces a House vote Tuesday as Congress faces a midnight Thursday deadline to prevent a shutdown.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will pass the measure and says President Donald Trump has indicated he’ll sign it