GOP talks Trump off the shutdown ledge

GOP talks Trump off the shutdown ledge-politico: Mitch McConnell thinks he’s gotten President Donald Trump to back off his shutdown threat. And it’s looking increasingly likely to come with a short-term punt.

A Shutdown Looms. Can the G.O.P. Get Lawmakers to Show Up to Vote?

A Shutdown Looms. Can the G.O.P. Get Lawmakers to Show Up to Vote?-nytimes: Just days before a deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, President Trump, Democratic leaders and the Republican-controlled Congress are at a stalemate over the president’s treasured border wall. But House Republican leaders are also confronting a more mundane and awkward problem: Their vanquished and retiring members are sick and tired of Washington and don’t want to show up anymore to vote.

What You Need To Know About The Affordable Care Act After Texas Ruling

What You Need To Know About The Affordable Care Act After Texas Ruling-npr: The Affordable Care Act faces a new legal challenge after a federal judge in Texas ruled the law unconstitutional on Friday. The decision risks throwing the nation's health care system into turmoil should it be upheld on appeal. But little will be different in the meantime., American Health Care Act,

What’s a Continuing Resolution? Decoding This Jargon As Congress Averts a Shutdown

What’s a Continuing Resolution? Decoding This Jargon As Congress Averts a Shutdown-rollcall: Congress passed another continuing resolution to keep the government funded beyond Friday, when funding for several federal agencies is set to expire. This will be the second CR lawmakers have passed to keep the lights on in Washington since the 2019 fiscal year began on Oct. 1. So what really is a CR?

9 New Members Who Previously Served at the Pleasure of a President

9 New Members Who Previously Served at the Pleasure of a President-rollcall: A group of newcomers to Capitol Hill is bringing experience from the executive branch to the 116th Congress.