February 6, 2018
The looming government shutdown at midnight Thursday added urgency to the negotiations, conducted chiefly by the Senate's top leaders, Republican Mitch McConnell (pictured) of Kentucky and Chuck Schumer of New York. They met Tuesday morning in an effort to bring the talks toward closure. Photo courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore
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House GOP Plans Stopgap Spending Bill with Pentagon Funding
Senate leaders closed in on an agreement Tuesday to award whopping spending increases to both the Pentagon and domestic federal programs as well as long-sought disaster relief money and, perhaps, …
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