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Collins, Shaheen press Rubio on stranded food aid
After the move to shut down USAID, lawmakers hoped that supplies already purchased would still be used
Kent Nishimura/Reuters
Schumer faces Dem pressure cooker with shutdown fight
Democrats say they trust the minority leader to steer the negotiations in their favor, despite a head-scratching move last time.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Bid to punish Russia picks up in Senate
New sanctions can’t come soon enough for some Republicans.
Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters
Collins knocks Schumer amid funding battle
Republicans have proposed several short-term funding options, but Democrats want them to negotiate.
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Flagging economy weighs on Republicans’ midterm hopes
President Donald Trump’s party is staring down challenges that haven’t let up for months. Their sales job isn’t getting any easier.
Pool/Reuters
Congress’ weird shutdown deadline approaches
The House and Senate are set to be out for a week in late September around Rosh Hashanah, then return for a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Paul and Vance escalate clash over Venezuela strike
The Kentucky senator questioned the vice president’s “disdain for human life” and didn’t rule out a hearing as other Republicans stayed quiet.
Dems say $410B withheld ahead of shutdown deadline
Some senior Democrats are already sounding pretty bearish about a bipartisan breakthrough to prevent a shutdown.
Republicans grapple with internal divide over Obamacare credits
The party realizes it could face political disaster if it lets the Democrat-passed subsidies expire entirely.
Republicans to allow batches of confirmation votes
The Senate is slated to go on recess Sept. 19, and Republicans expect to move before that.
Democrats still pine for Mills as Maine upstarts seek the Senate
Graham Platner and Dan Kleban bring relative youth as well as strong (and tasty) local credentials. It may not matter.
Candidates eye Huizenga’s House seat amid midterm mayhem
Republicans are in search of an insurance policy should he decide to retire from Congress.
GOP backs Trump’s move into New Orleans
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he’ll accept a National Guard deployment.
Kennedy’s power unshaken by CDC drama and Republican frustration
President Donald Trump is, as promised, letting his Health and Human Services secretary “go wild.”
Courts rule on Trump agenda
The senator was skeptical the high court would curb President Donald Trump’s power.
Republicans prepare for quick confirmation of Miran to the Fed
But it’s not clear that they can heed the White House’s interest in getting a Trump ally seated by the central bank’s Sept. 16 meeting.
Why the government shutdown threat is real this time
Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday after the August break, and both parties are nowhere near a deal to fund the government.
Republicans look to Hinson in Iowa’s Senate race
The 42-year-old lawmaker is close to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who’s expected to announce soon that she won’t seek a third term.