Lawmakers are rushing to pass a stopgap spending bill before Friday night to keep the government's lights on into January, pushing several debates to the new year.

Republicans, fresh off their tax-overhaul victory on Wednesday, are poised to pass a "clean" short-term spending bill, or continuing resolution, kicking a slew of legislative fights to 2018.

On a lighter note, The Hill’s Jordan Fabian gives AM View the backstory on how his UFO question during a White House briefing this week lit up social media.