House to vote on Friday on stop-gap bill to avoid government shutdown

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U.S. lawmakers are negotiating a $1.15 trillion funding bill to pay for government operations through September, with the deadline for action Friday at midnight, when the existing spending authority expires.

But lawmakers have been unable to reach agreement on a number of policy "riders" some lawmakers would like to add to the bill. Earlier this week House Speaker Paul Ryan said they would likely need an extension of a "handful of days" to allow work on the spending bill to be completed.

(Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Editing by Eric Beech)