 measure also known as a continuing resolution that would run into march of next year to avoid being jammed with a massive spending package under a lame duck president conservatives confident of former president trump's chances of taking back the white house in november also hope that a stopgap bill into next year would allow mr trump to have more influence over how the government will be funded through the fall of 2025 from washington i'm bernie bennett more on these stories at townhall.com