Schumer moves towards vote on government funding extension after Mike Johnson’s package fails to pass

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday took a procedural step toward setting up a vote next week on a government funding extension as the House scrambles to avert a shutdown starting on 1 October.

Schumer’s move comes a day after the Republican-led House rejected a proposal by Speaker Mike Johnson that would have linked a six-month stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution, with a controversial measure backed by conservatives mandating that states require proof of citizenship to register to vote.