All eyes are on Senate Democrats after Republicans on Tuesday passed a continuing resolution, a measure that would temporarily fund the government but which paves the way for President Donald Trump to seize even more of Congress’s constitutional authority.

Rep. Andy Harris, the Eastern Shore Republican who chairs the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), has lined up his group behind President Donald Trump’s desired plan to avoid a government shutdown this week.

Several Republicans remain undecided and the vice president, who is President Donald Trump’s legislative liaison, is expected to rally the troops. Two federal committees tasked with advising policymakers on food safety have been disbanded as part of the administration’s cost-cutting and government-shrinking goals,