Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Congress likely will approve a short-term funding bill to prevent a federal shutdown this week and buy time for ongoing government funding negotiations. Speaking on the Senate floor Monday, Schumer alerted that "members should be prepared to take quick action" on a one-week stopgap measure. Government would continue to be funded at its current level during the extension while lawmakers attempt to hash out a larger spending plan. Schumer added that he is "optimistic" lawmakers will be able to move swiftly to pass the temporary measure and added the goal is to give negotiators "time to finish a full funding bill before the holidays." "The benefits of an omnibus are as many as the number of citizens in America," Schumer said. "All of us are better off when the government is fully equipped to provide vital services millions rely on." Lawmakers have until Friday to pass funding legislation to prevent a shutdown. And negotiators on both sides of the aisle are hopeful Congress will be able to approve a larger government funding omnibus for fiscal 2023, which began in October, before Christmas and the end of the current Congressional term. Read more here. |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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🗣️ Greene says Jan. 6 remarks were 'sarcasm'
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) defended her recent remarks that the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack would have been armed and successful if she had planned it, calling her comments "sarcasm" after backlash. |
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🚶♂️ Manchin says he has no plans to leave Democratic Party
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he has no intention of leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent after fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced last week she would no longer identify as a Democrat. |
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🗳️ RELATED: Gallego to decide on possible Senate bid after holidays
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Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will make a decision after the holidays on whether to challenge Sinema if she seeks reelection in 2024. |
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🏁 GOP Sen. Mike Braun launches bid for Indiana governor
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Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has announced he'll be running for Indiana governor, throwing his name into what is expected to be a crowded field vying to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb (R). |
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🗳️ Banks considering run for Braun Senate seat in Indiana
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📺 Putin to skip marathon annual news conference this year
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his annual televised news conference amid mounting setbacks for the country's attack on Ukraine. |
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| 🏛️ Supreme Court takes up another clash over student debt relief plan
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second legal clash over President Biden's ambitious student debt relief plan that is currently blocked by lower courts. |
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🚗 Biden announces $2.5B loan for electric vehicle battery hubs
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The Biden administration has announced a loan of $2.5 billion to a joint General Motors and LG venture to manufacture electric vehicle batteries. |
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🏗️ Richmond, Va., takes down city's last public Confederate memorial
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Richmond, Va., has removed the city's last publicly owned Confederate memorial, completing a process initiated in 2020 to take down statues that critics say glorify the Confederacy. |
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🤳 Utah governor orders TikTok ban for state government employees
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) has banned TikTok within the state's government branches, joining a growing list of GOP governors who have taken action against the Chinese-owned social media platform over security concerns. |
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🖥️ FTX founder says he'll testify before House panel virtually
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform FTX, says he will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday but virtually. |
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⚡ What is nuclear fusion?
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Government scientists are expected to make a major announcement Tuesday regarding a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology. |
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'What a 51–49 Senate means for judicial nominations'
| "While the leadership of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has ensured the confirmation of more than 95 judges with a 50–50 Senate, this one-vote shift will further increase the ease of confirmations moving forward," writes Alliance for Justice's Rakim H.D. Brooks. |
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