The House canceled its plans to hold votes on a continuing resolution over the weekend due to a lack of support among GOP lawmakers, with leadership instructing members to remain on "standby" for any sudden changes to the schedule.

The announcement comes after a handful of GOP lawmakers sank a procedural vote on the annual defense spending bill for the second time this week, dealing a major blow to Republican leaders who hoped to get the appropriations through the lower chamber by the end of the week.

After the rule was shot down, a group of hard-line conservative members met with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday afternoon to discuss a plan moving forward just one week ahead of the government shutdown deadline.

This story is developing.