House Democrats‘ attempt to call for unanimous consent for a vote on their spending deal proposal was shot down with little drama on the floor during a pro forma session on Tuesday, 12 hours before an impending government shutdown.

Opponents of the GOP plan are trying to gather signatures to put it up for a referendum, which would at least delay the implementation of the new Trump-backed map.

But to Democrats and even some Republicans, that rationale is a smokescreen for the panel’s true purpose: rewriting the history of Jan. 6, 2021, to minimize the culpability of the president and supporters who violently assaulted police officers and entered the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the final certification of Trump’s 2020 election loss.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders urged their fellow Republicans to stay united ahead of a likely government shutdown during a lawmaker-only phone call on Monday, Fox News Digital has learned.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

Get live updates from Capitol Hill as Republicans and Democrats in Congress scramble to avoid a government shutdown.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a rallying cry for Democrats ahead of an expected government shutdown.

Kansas Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins has set the wheels in motion to call a special legislative session for mid-decade redistricting, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday. At an annual retreat on Saturday,

Three Democratic members of Congress from San Diego called on their Republicans to negotiate but acknowledged that a government shutdown is likely.

El Paso County Republicans will need to redo a vacancy committee selection to replace former Minority Leader Rose Pugliese after an earlier attempt was found to fall afoul of procedural rules.

President Trump failed to revoke DACA in his first term and his focus on immigration this time has mostly ignored the policy. Still, Republican lawmakers are deferring to the president on the issue.