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The big news in Congress this week? You already know it

Congress is out of D.C. this week for the 4th of July holiday. But it has a lot of spinning plates. Including three big appropriations bills.

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Congress recesses with its federal budget still under construction

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FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. The sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this week includes funding for Western water projects that farmers, water providers and environmentalists say are badly needed across the parched region. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Can a 10-year federal infrastructure plan really sustain itself for 10 years

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Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress is on recess this week, as the February budget deadline looms

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In some ways you have to pity Congress, trying to spend trillions it doesn’t have

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House passes CR to keep govt open until Dec. 20, guarantee military pay raise

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Donald Trump

Is there a shutdown in your future?

Government shutdowns accomplish little, lose a lot and can have a political backlash.

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With the 2-year budget deal signed into law, what’s next for federal employees?

The 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act sets defense and non-defense spending limits for the next two years, but much of the real work remains when Congress returns…

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Patrick Shanahan

Senators on Trump Space Force plan: Not so fast

The Trump administration’s proposal for creating a Space Force as a new military service encountered bipartisan skepticism in the Senate

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