House Expected to Vote on Package to Fund Government

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday will take up a bill to fund several sectors of the federal government as a partial shutdown enters its fourth day. Many Democrats—including leaders—have vowed to withhold support from the package. On Monday evening, the House Committee on Rules advanced the measure—which would fully fund five sectors of the government while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until Jan. 13—in a party-line 8–4 vote following a more than four-hour committee hearing. With Democratic leaders indicating that they won’t give their backing to the measure, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will need to rely mostly on his narrow Republican majority to pass the measure....