House advances GOP-backed spending bills, but threat of government shutdown remains

Washington — House Republicans voted to advance four conservative spending bills on Tuesday in a long-sought display of unity that nonetheless doesn't move Congress any closer to preventing a government shutdown.

The relatively routine vote to bring the bills to the House floor for debate gave Speaker Kevin McCarthy a win after days of Republican infighting between moderates and a contingent of hardline House conservatives over how to fund the government. 

But the move will likely do little to change the dynamics underlying the fight over government spending, with just days to go before government funding expires.