The U.S. House is preparing to vote on a stopgap funding bill Friday as partisan tensions intensify, with GOP leaders vowing to move forward despite Democratic opposition and threats of a government shutdown. Republican leaders, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, are pushing for the vote amid calls for bipartisan negotiations and concerns over the 72-hour-review rule. Democrats have accused Republicans of holding the government hostage, while Republicans argue that the stopgap is clean and necessary to avoid a shutdown.