Loren Duggan

Congress

Newest Capitol Hill activity and keeping the government funded

Nothing happened over the weekend in Congress, as a Friday deadline is still looming.

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Congress, government shutdown, CR

What will happen now that Congress bought itself a week or two on the budget?

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The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress has a lot to cram in this week before the House goes on recess.

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Congress

Irresistible forces are pushing on a seemingly immovable Congress

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GettyImages/Toshe_OHouse Modernization Committee

Huge end-of-the-year deadlines looming in Congress

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APTOPIX Congress Speaker

With no time to lose, Congress is functional again, more or less

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

If you’re not surprised there’s not a shutdown, you’re prescient or a prevaricator

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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. To enact President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic agenda this year, Democrats have mapped out a convoluted legislative maze. The party wants to push the new president's multitrillion-dollar plans for supercharging federal infrastructure, climate change and social programs through a Congress in which they have only paper-thin majorities. GOP opposition is certain to be solid. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Congress shoves that budget boulder uphill one inch at a time

With government shutdown on everyone’s mind, the Senate this week is trying to fashion a package of three bills. This as the House seems to be at war with…

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Debt Limit

All congressional eyes focus on the great question: CR or government shutdown?

Congress is still a couple of weeks away from returning to Washington. Still, pressure is building for members to resolve a difficult budget impasse, as…

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AP Poll Polarization

Both houses of Congress are churning out appropriations bills, believe it or not

This week Congress is hard at work on spending bills for 2024. It’s the last work week before the August recess, as the fiscal year rushes towards Sept. 30.

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