Friday, February 22, 2019

Senate plots to avoid fall shutdown brawl

Senate plots to avoid fall shutdown brawl-thehill: Senators are hoping to get the government funding process back on track after the months-long fight over President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall.  Though Congress managed to avoid a partial funding lapse after Trump agreed to sign a deal last week, lawmakers face another deadline later this year to prevent a government wide shut down that would strike roughly a year before the 2020 election.