House Republicans will vote today on a stopgap funding bill, which will keep funding the government at current levels until September but will offer steep cuts that could upend several areas.

Officials from the party of Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila have been invited to appear before a military prosecutor on Monday in a sign of political tensions over Rwanda-backed rebels' advances in the east.

House Republicans are getting help from the Trump White House to get their bill to avert a partial government shutdown over the line.

Party lawmakers have no good options as the GOP measure to fund the government comes up for a vote this week.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and top Democrats slammed the GOP’s stopgap funding bill, warning it fails to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They accused Republicans of prioritising Trump’s agenda over the American people as the government faces a shutdown threat.

Republican lawmakers are hoping to avoid a government shutdown with a vote later this week on a temporary stopgap to keep services operating without any Democratic votes in a move that will test the unity of the conference with the clock ticking.