Photo: Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, left, speaks with Representative Kat Cammack, a Republican from Florida, outside of a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2023. Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, left, speaks with Representative Kat Cammack, a Republican from Florida, outside of a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2023.

The odds of a November 18 U.S. government shutdown diminished Tuesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson gained more Democratic support for his interim funding plan.

Representative Pramila Jayapal, who leads the largest House Democratic caucus, on Tuesday called the Republican speaker's plan "a very big win" for her party, and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said he is "heartened, cautiously so," by the short-term funding proposal.

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