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Progress on spending bills might have been an illusion all along

Progress on 2025 appropriations bills stalled in the House when members failed to pass a legislative appropriations bill.

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

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One side of House trying to finish 2025 appropriations package early

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Congress faces another countdown, this time FAA reauthorization

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Congress has gotten past the foreign aid argument, or at least its leader has

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There's a lot to do, as Congress returns

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Roundup of what just happened in Congress for 2024

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Will Congress get a budget deal done with only days before the first shutdown deadline?

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

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

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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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At least Congress was able to keep the trains running on time

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Now the question is what the lame duck Congress will be able to do

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Continuing resolution hitting last-minute hurdles in Congress

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Soon we'll know how long the Continuing Resolution will be

FILE - The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, police said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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An update on Capitol Hill with WTOP's Mitchell Miller

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It's practically official: Brace for the next continuing resolution

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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New obstacles emerge to any hope of Congress getting a budget in time for fiscal 2023

The U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March. 21, 2022. The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin its historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The 51-year-old federal judge would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Congressional update from WTOP's Mitchell Miller

A due to limited supplies sign is shown on the baby formula shelf at a grocery store Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Parents across much of the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula after a combination of supply disruptions and safety recalls have swept many of the leading brands off store shelves. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Federal agencies' roles in helping to solve the baby formula shortage

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One Senator thinks a Roe v. Wade overturn could affect the federal workforce

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On Capitol Hill, a deepening commitment to keep arms flowing to Ukraine

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