But first, the House Rules Committee plans to meet Thursday, likely starting at 8 a.m., to prepare a stopgap government spending bill that they can present later Thursday to avoid a shutdown, Fox News has learned. On Wednesday night, House Republicans unveiled two possible scenarios:1) An interim spending bill that funds the government at current levels through Jan. 19. Counterterrorism experts view FISA 702 as a major tool to thwart potential terrorist attacks. A senior House Republican, who was asked about trying to avoid the shutdown, responded: “We just passed tax reform. Its members are concerned about re-upping FISA 702 and forcing members to vote for it -- just to avoid a shutdown.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2017 01:52 UTC