The Senate will likely pass a stopgap bill Thursday after West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin pulled his contentious energy permitting legislation from the package. While some House Republicans with inconsequential votes framed the bill as Democrat-led over-spending, Republican leadership is looking forward. 

As the stopgap bill ends on December 16, Bloomberg congressional reporter Erik Wasson says the bigger budget fight will likely come later as Republicans hope to regain control of the House. He joins the show to discuss how the threat of a shutdown factors into partisan politics ahead of the midterms.