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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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One side of House trying to finish 2025 appropriations package early

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

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

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Debt Limit

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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Debt Limit

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

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Telework, federal telework

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

If they can avert a rail strike, can they get a federal budget? To get the answer to that big question, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol…

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

Whether you think House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is leaving on a wave of glory or on a broomstick, things are shifting in Congress. In the meantime,…

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Continuing resolution hitting last-minute hurdles in Congress

The continuing resolution to keep the government’s lights on next week. It’s hitting some last minute political hurdles related to of all things, the so called Inflation Reduction Act

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