The federal government is set to shut down at midnight tomorrow unless lawmakers reach a last-minute funding deal to delay the deadline and buy more time to negotiate a full agreement. Last week, House Republicans passed a short-term funding bill that failed in the Senate, but the House delayed its […]
Washington Works to Avert Shutdown Congress returns to Washington for its last full working week of the month with 15 days left before a potential government shutdown and no funding deal in sight. Lawmakers will break next week in observance of Rosh Hashanah, but in the meantime, the House will […]
Congress Pivots to Fall Agenda Lawmakers return to Washington this week with 22 days left before the end of the fiscal year, leaving a handful of legislative working days to pass some form of funding to avoid a government shutdown. In the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is expected […]
Lawmakers return to Washington this week following their month-long August recess and the Labor Day holiday. Congress now has until the end of the month to pass some form of government funding legislation to avoid a shutdown. In the meantime, House lawmakers return to a packed legislative agenda this week, […]
The Senate Stands Alone The Senate is the only game in town this week, with President Trump in Scotland and House lawmakers back in their districts to kick off their month-long August recess. Senators will spend their last week before recess considering military and veterans affairs funding in addition to […]
