White House and Congress scramble to avoid government shutdown with competing plans

The White House criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson's stopgap funding bill, calling it "extreme" and warning of the potential for a Republican shutdown. The bill proposes a "laddered" continuing resolution that would result in funding running out in mid-January and early February, aiming to push for negotiations on the 12 regular funding bills. While some Republicans support the bill, Democrats argue for a clean short-term CR without unnecessary complications. The bill does not include aid to Israel, which has faced opposition from Democrats due to cuts in IRS funding.