Jack Fitzpatrick

Senate lawmakers advanced three annual government funding bills to provide flat funding for the Internal Revenue Service, cut the FBI’s budget, and block a pay raise for members of Congress.

Republican amendments to ban the Biden administration’s stricter emissions standards on power plants and vehicles advanced as part of House appropriators’ legislation to fund interior and environment projects.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy told House Republicans on a conference call Monday he expects a stopgap funding measure to avert a shutdown at the end of September, though he’s pushing for the continuing resolution to be short, a person familiar with the call said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a private call.

President Joe Biden’s $12 billion request for disaster aid is expected to grow, as lawmakers push for additional money to rebuild after Hawaii’s destructive wildfires.

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Congressional leaders are working on a renewed stopgap spending agreement to keep the federal government funded into March, potentially averting a shutdown starting Jan. 20.

US congressional leaders revealed details of an agreement to keep large parts of the government operating through Sept. 30, hoping it can be enacted before another shutdown deadline at the end of the week.

U.S. congressional leaders revealed a detailed agreement to keep large parts of the government operating through Sept. 30 as they sprint to avert another shutdown deadline at the end of the week.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference after a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)