Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown passes House despite mutiny threats (1 Viewer)

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    House Republicans passed a federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump largely on their own Tuesday.

    It also marked one of the rare occasions in recent memory that a majority of House Democrats voted against a bill that would prevent a government shutdown.

    The bill passed largely along partisan lines in a 217 to 213 vote. Just one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against the bill. One lone Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, joined the rest of the GOP in advancing it.

    Republicans erupted into cheers on the House floor when...

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