Congress Faces Tight Deadline to Prevent Government Shutdown Amid Global and Domestic Tensions
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Congress faces a 14-day deadline to prevent a government shutdown, with debates over short-term funding, long-term budget cuts, and political conflicts including President Trump's foreign aid rescission and nominee confirmation rules. Lawmakers are also addressing issues like D.C. National Guard deployment and the release of Epstein case files.
- Tick tock: Congress has 14 legislative days to stop a government shutdown NPR
- Johnson and Jeffries kick off funding tango with talk of a holiday punt Politico
- Congress returns with not much time to dodge a government shutdown The Washington Post
- Congress returns to the Capitol and China's military parade to welcome world leaders: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Government shutdown, Epstein files, DC crime: Congress returns to mountain of drama Fox News
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