Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary votes expected as soon as Monday and final votes Tuesday on a GOP-backed resolution at least one House Republican has vowed to vote against,

Republicans in the House released a stopgap spending plan over the weekend that would delay a government shutdown for at least six months, but it's unclear if they have the votes to pass the measure.

Democrats decried the measure as a White House power grab, leaving it unclear whether the legislation could pass.