Johnson and Schumer spar over elusive solution to Friday’s shutdown cliff
Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues on Sunday that it is his “sincere hope” that Johnson “will step up to once again buck the…
Johnson gets real about funding leverage as shutdown looms
Johnson stressed to Republicans that he feels optimistic about meeting next week’s deadline for passing the first four bills, which fund the departments of Agriculture,…
Dozen funding totals struck as Congress races to avert another shutdown cliff
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) presides over a hearing on national security spending on Capitol Hill Oct. 31, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Top appropriators…