"Behind closed doors: McCarthy's plan to avert shutdown sparks clash with Senate"

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has privately outlined a new GOP plan to keep the government open, which includes a 30-day funding extension at $1.471 trillion spending levels, a debt commission, and a border security package. However, these levels are lower than what senators from both parties and the White House are willing to accept, setting up a clash with the Senate over how to avert a government shutdown. McCarthy is working to win over enough GOP support to pass the legislation, but faces opposition from both conservative and moderate Republicans. Former President Donald Trump has also come out against a short-term funding bill. The House is expected to vote on the defense appropriations bill on Friday and Saturday, with the new GOP stopgap plan potentially being passed on Saturday.