"We do feel good" about the the prospects for the short-term funding bill the House will take up Thursday, the official said. Republicans, including those inside the Trump administration, had planned to use funding for children's health care program to woo Democratic votes for the short-term spending bill. Without a unified Republican conference heading into that vote, leaders would be forced to give concessions to Democrats in order to get their support and avoid any shutdown. House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the measure because it fails to address DACA, according to Democratic sources. But others are under pressure from their liberal base who mobilized when lawmakers voted for a short-term spending bill last time around.

Source: CNN January 18, 2018 06:00 UTC