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There’s a lot to do, as Congress returns

With Congress back in action next week, many eyes are on how it’s going to handle international affairs.

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Roundup of what just happened in Congress for 2024

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Will Congress get a budget deal done with only days before the first shutdown deadline?

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Congress is gone until next week, but the budget questions drone on

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Budget talks for 2024 are rocking, raising talk of a government you-know-what

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What does the latest debt ceiling deal mean for federal agencies?

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A fresh legislative effort to get federal employees back into the office

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At least Congress was able to keep the trains running on time

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Now the question is what the lame duck Congress will be able to do

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Continuing resolution hitting last-minute hurdles in Congress

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Soon we’ll know how long the Continuing Resolution will be

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FILE - The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, police said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

An update on Capitol Hill with WTOP’s Mitchell Miller

After months of back and forth, the legislation that eventually came to be known as the Inflation Reduction Act is a done deal. The House passed the huge…

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It’s practically official: Brace for the next continuing resolution

Another continuing resolution on Oct. 1 is looking inevitable, says WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.

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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

New obstacles emerge to any hope of Congress getting a budget in time for fiscal 2023

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China can’t do anything to prevent Congress from passing a budget on time for 2023. But the China competitiveness bill could do just that. With the year-end just three months away now, legislative arguments over the bill threaten budget talks.