House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avert shutdown

The U.S. House is preparing to vote on a stopgap funding bill as lawmakers race to keep the federal government open before the November midterm elections. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring the measure to the floor in an effort to prevent a shutdown.

The live political coverage also focuses on a generational contest in Massachusetts. Democratic voters will choose whether to renominate Senator Ed Markey, 80, who has spent nearly five decades in Congress, or replace him on the ballot with Representative Seth Moulton, 47.

Markey has the backing of prominent progressives, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Most of Massachusetts' congressional delegation, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, also supports his renomination.

The Supreme Court separately cleared the way for Donald Trump to continue building his $400 million White House ballroom project. In a 5-4 ruling along political lines, the justices said the group challenging the project did not have legal standing to bring the case. Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social, while Democrats criticized it.