Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate Congress on Monday appeared to be on the edge of approving another short-term government funding bill this week, though several hurdles remain if lawmakers want to stave off a partial government shutdown when the current funding law expires at the end of the week. Democratic leaders …
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House Republicans have put forth a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown looming next weekend. Speaker Mike Johnson, a new Republican leader, has chosen a two-step continuing resolution (CR) approach to address concerns from far-right members who dislike CRs. This involves extending some spending bills until January 19 …
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