Mitchell Miller

Government Shutdown Explainer

There’s only one question before Congress, at least this week

With the machinery already cranking up for a federal government shutdown, can Congress pull itself together to pass a continuing resolution? The situation…

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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)

How the Ukraine War could gum up federal budget negotiations

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House Defense Bill

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act becomes a dart board for peevish lawmakers

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Debt Limit

Congress is gone until next week, but the budget questions drone on

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AP Poll Polarization

Budget talks for 2024 are rocking, raising talk of a government you-know-what

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Debt Limit

What does the latest debt ceiling deal mean for federal agencies?

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A fresh legislative effort to get federal employees back into the office

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McCarthy Debt Ceiling

That tick-tick-tick-tick-tick you hear? It’s the countdown to debt ceiling doomsday

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Trump Indictment Democracy

The congressional workload increases, even while the legislative body is not in session

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Biden Budget

What’s next for the Biden administration’s up, up, up budget proposal

The release of a White House budget proposal resembles nothing so much as the drop of a hockey puck. Now comes the nasty scrambling. An enacted 2024 budget…

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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 returns to work as the White House prepares to release the 2024 budget

The continuous showdown continues on Capitol Hill this week. Congress returns to session, just days before the expected White House release of its 2024…

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State of the Union

In Congress, they’re saying, ‘Hail, hail the gang’s all here’

The new Congress might have been a bit slow getting started, but now it’s making up for lost time. A whole tray of bills having to do with the federal workforce and retirees has popped up in recent days.

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