 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks to the chamber for a test vote on a government spending bill on Monday. (AP) Lawmakers now must scramble to pass a stop-gap measure to prevent parts of the government from shutting down Friday. The legislation would have also raised the debt ceiling, and the political standoff could lead to an economic crisis in several weeks if left unaddressed. By Tony Romm ● Read more » | 
