Democrats seek to advance spending plans as government shutdown looms - live

Leaders scrambling to get infrastructure bill and the $3.5tn spending plan to Biden's desk while trying to avoid a shutdown and raise the debt ceiling Sign up to receive First Thing - our daily briefing by email 2.44pm BST The House appropriations committee has released the text of a bill to keep the government funded past the end of the month and raise the debt ceiling. If enacted, the bill would continue government funding through December 3 and suspend the debt ceiling until December 16. 2.19...