The House voted to begin debate on a stopgap spending measure that would temporarily fund the government for 31 days, buying Congress time to pass its 12 appropriations bills for the next fiscal year.
China's government has invested billions of dollars across the world to wage a "propaganda, disinformation, and censorship" campaign "to exert control over the narratives in the global information space," the State Department said in a new report.
The news of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) death prompted immediate speculation about what will happen to her now vacant seat in the closely split Senate as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown.
House Republicans are demanding answers by the end of Friday from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding its lack of response to their investigation into the origins of COVID-19, threatening to begin issuing subpoenas if the Biden administration does not comply with voluntary requests.
White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre and Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, will hold a press briefing on Friday ahead of a possible government shutdown this weekend.
Republican candidates in Virginia's statewide elections this November could see a more difficult battle than expected if the federal government is forced into a shutdown on Sunday.
