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(The Center Square) – A federal government shutdown still looms after the U.S. House failed to pass a stopgap measure before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. The six-month continuing resolution fell short by a vote of 202-220 after 14 Republicans and three Democrats defected across party lines over a controversial decision to tie voter ID provisions in the SAVE Act to the temporary spending plan. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., buoyed by comments from former President Donald Trump, said linking the two issues delivers “what the overwhelming majority of the people of this country rightfully…

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