Pelosi bid to force vote on funding bill fails

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unsuccessfully sought to force a vote on a stopgap measure Thursday to keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year.

After the chair ruled Pelosi’s motion was out of order, the House voted to table the appeal of that ruling in a 187-170 vote.

{mosads}Pelosi’s measure would have funded the rest of the government through Sept. 30 while extending a number of programs.

Republicans are scrambling to reach a deal to fund the government that meets President Trump’s demand for $5 billion in funding for his wall. It’s not clear if a bill with $5 billion for the wall can pass the House.

Trump said Thursday he won’t support legislation needed to avert a looming government shutdown if it doesn’t meet his demand. Parts of the government will shut down Saturday without a new funding measure.