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House Republicans went back to the drawing board Friday morning to try and chart a path forward to avoid a [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-december-2024-social-security-tsa-donald-trump-what-to-know/']government shutdown[/URL] and approve new spending, with Speaker Mike Johnson bruised by a failed vote on Thursday night.

The GOP majority tried and failed to fast-track a measure that would keep the government funded and also raise the debt ceiling, a demand issued at the 11th hour by President-elect Donald Trump. But dozens of Republicans voted against the measure, and only two Democrats voted for it. The final tally was 174 in favor to 235 against, with one member voting present. 

Government funding will lapse at midnight Friday night absent a deal, but most of the effects of a shutdown wouldn't begin to be felt until Monday morning, potentially giving lawmakers some breathing room to craft an agreement past the deadline.

Early Friday morning, with a shutdown hours away, Johnson told reporters at the Capitol he's "expecting votes this morning, so stay tuned — we've got a plan." House Republicans are set to gather on Capitol Hill at 12:30 p.m.

Republican Rep. Ralph Norman, who sits on the House Rules Committee, emerged from Johnson's office Friday morning and told reporters that Republicans had a new agreement on funding the government. He said House GOP leadership will try to put a funding bill through the Rules Committee, but it's not clear what the new legislation would entail or whether the various portions of earlier proposals would be split into separate bills.
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