Roundup: Republican-led House fails to approve stopgap bill as U.S. government braces for another shutdown

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-led House of Representatives failed to approve a one-month stopgap funding bill on Friday, as a U.S. federal government shutdown after Saturday midnight appears increasingly inevitable.

All Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the measure, in a vote of 232-198, marking a high-profile defeat for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been struggling to garner enough support for a funding plan in the slim Republican majority.