Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a GOP stopgap funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avert a government shutdown.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is trying to shepherd the bill through his razor-thin House majority, even as a number of Republicans are still undecided on the measure, at least one GOP lawmaker is promising to vote “no,” and Democrats are expected to oppose the legislation in droves.

Vice President Vance on Tuesday morning made his closing pitch for the Trump-backed measure to a meeting of House Republicans. The House passed the rule on the bill 216-214, with one Republican opposing it.

Meanwhile, President Trump on Tuesday said he was directing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to increase the tariffs on Canadian imports of the metals from 25 percent to 50 percent. The move came in response to an electricity surcharge the Ontario government imposed and is the latest escalation of a growing trade war.

A day of talks in Saudi Arabia between U.S. diplomats and their Ukrainian counterparts yielded restoration of military and intelligence cooperation, as Ukraine indicated it was open to a 30-day ceasefire.

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