Senate Democrats ruled out supporting a Republican stop-gap funding bill, bringing the US a step closer to a federal government shutdown.
Republicans narrowly pushed stop-gap legislation through the House of Representatives on Tuesday night to extend funding at current levels through to the end of September.
But Democrats indicated on Wednesday they were unwilling to provide the support needed for the bill — known as a continuing resolution — to pass the Senate before the current funding expires on Friday night.
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