Lawmakers will have less than a month upon returning to Washington to avert a government shutdown before federal funding expires at the end of September.
With both chambers passing just a few appropriations bills before their summer recess, a stopgap funding measure is the best bet to keep the lights on, though given escalating partisan clashes, shuttering government services can’t be ruled out.
The details of a continuing resolution — and what could come after that — are uncertain. Republican appropriators would much rather see a short-term funding patch with the goal of passing a new long-term deal. But the ...