The US government will go into a shutdown if lawmakers do not reach an agreement on federal funding before the clock ticks past midnight on Friday
House Republicans have met behind closed doors to hash out a plan, after two previous bills that would have averted a shutdown failed
After a two-hour long meeting, House Speaker Mike Johnson says there will "not be" a government shutdown and that there will be a vote on spending measures this afternoon
A shutdown would mean millions of government employees would not be paid over Christmas, and all non-essential, discretionary functions of the US government stop
Friday's political wrangling comes after the House voted Thursday night against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass
The frantic efforts kicked off earlier this week when Trump and billionaire Elon Musk pressured Republicans to reject the deal and create a new one