Congress set for chaotic fall sprint

Congress set for chaotic fall sprint-thehill: Lawmakers are preparing to return to a chaotic fall in Washington, paving the way for an end-of-year legislative sprint. In addition to hot-button issues like background checks, Congress has several must pass bills on its agenda, including spending legislation to prevent a government shutdown on October 1.

Budget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown

Budget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown-thehill: Congress and President Trump struck a two-year budget deal, but now comes the hard part, actually funding the government. With both the House and Senate out of town for the August recess, lawmakers will face a chaotic September. They’ll have three weeks to prevent a second shutdown in a year that is set to start Oct. 1 without congressional action.

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown-thehill: Senate Republicans are struggling to unite behind a plan to fund the government after budget talks have ground to a halt. Congress has until the end of September to prevent the second government closure of the year, but Republicans are struggling to overcome the first roadblock, agreeing to top-line defense and nondefense figures or deciding what comes next if they can’t.

FDA funding set to jump as Congress votes to avert shutdown

FDA funding set to jump as Congress votes to avert shutdown-fiercebiotech: Congress has approved a budget deal to avert another government shutdown. The deal, which was signed into law on Friday by President Trump, includes the biggest increase in FDA funding in several years.

Trump inclined to sign funding bill to avert shutdown, Sanders says

Trump inclined to sign funding bill to avert shutdown, Sanders says-rollcall: The White House on Wednesday signaled President Donald Trump is inclined to sign a bipartisan border deal and then use executive powers to access additional funds for his proposed southern border wall.

Top appropriators reach ‘agreement in principle’ on funding border security, rest of government

Top appropriators reach ‘agreement in principle’ on funding border security, rest of government-rollcall: The top four congressional appropriators said Monday they had reached an “agreement in principle” that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and the rest of the federal government through the end of the fiscal year and could avoid a government shutdown if President Donald Trump signs off on it.

Down to the wire amid setback in government funding talks

Down to the wire amid setback in government funding talks-rollcall: A new snag over immigrant detention policy has thrown a monkey wrench into border security negotiations, as lawmakers look to prevent another government shutdown. CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich explains what both sides are seeking and how the Trump administration is softening its demand on border wall funding. 

Budget talks resuming amid pessimism over border differences

Budget talks resuming amid pessimism over border differences-ap: Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over the weekend.

US FDA back in business after shutdown, but regulatory work has 'piled up'

US FDA back in business after shutdown, but regulatory work has 'piled up'-spglobal: After 35 days of having about half of its employees either fully or partially furloughed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is back in business, though its leaders acknowledged the shutdown has put the agency behind in its regulatory work.

Congress looks to avert another shutdown

Congress looks to avert another shutdown-rollcall: CQ budget and appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Jennifer Shutt unpack what could happen in the next three weeks as lawmakers and the White House wrestle with how to prevent another government shutdown in three weeks.

For Trump, what next after sudden shutdown pause?

For Trump, what next after sudden shutdown pause?-rollcall: For President Donald Trump, now what?

Senators negotiate in hopes of ending shutdown as dueling plans fail

Senators negotiate in hopes of ending shutdown as dueling plans fail-washingtonpost: Senators on Thursday embarked on fresh behind-the-scenes negotiations to end the longest-ever government shutdown, and House Democrats struggled to finalize a new border security plan, after the failure of two competing Senate bills forced renewed efforts to find some other way out.

Could the FDA keep working without more funding, if drug reviews are deemed essential to protecting lives?

Could the FDA keep working without more funding, if drug reviews are deemed essential to protecting lives?-stat: Two former Food and Drug Administration lawyers have a creative possibility for how the agency could continue to do some of its work if the shutdown drags on: argue that reviewing certain drugs is essential to protecting people’s lives.

Congress to pursue divergent paths to reopening government, but stalemate no closer to resolution

Congress to pursue divergent paths to reopening government, but stalemate no closer to resolution-washingtonpost: Congress takes up legislation in coming days to reopen the federal government after a new offer from President Trump, but divergent efforts in the House and Senate look destined to go nowhere, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers facing a second missed paycheck at week’s end with the impasse no closer to resolution.

Healthcare groups, hospitals tell president, Congress to end shutdown

Healthcare groups, hospitals tell president, Congress to end shutdown-modernhealthcare: Hundreds of groups including the major healthcare industry associations and hospitals sent letters Thursday to Congress and President Donald Trump urging an end to the partial government shutdown, citing health consequences from the lapsed funding.

FDA directs dwindling resources toward reviewing new drugs

FDA directs dwindling resources toward reviewing new drugs-washingtonpost: The Food and Drug Administration plans to furlough more people and suspend lower-priority tasks to preserve money for drug reviews, including for new treatments for depression, diabetes and several types of cancer.

Both parties aim to woo defectors as shutdown drags on

Both parties aim to woo defectors as shutdown drags on-politico: The White House and Hill Democrats are each targeting defectors in the other party as they push dueling strategies to reopen the government — yet another sign that the 24-day shutdown is far from over.

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’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?