Elizabeth Elkind

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told reporters that a vote on the CR is expected Friday morning, but that "there will be no deals with the Democrats."

House Republicans have tentatively reached another deal to avert a partial government shutdown, as the clock ticks closer to midnight.

House Republican negotiators have tentatively reached an agreement on averting a partial government shutdown at the end of Friday, sources told Fox News Digital.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told reporters that a vote on the CR is expected Friday morning, but that "there will be no deals with the Democrats."

Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.

Thirty-four House Republicans voted Friday against against a spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, while no Democrats opposed the legislation.