Familiar partisan clashes face lawmakers as Congress returns
WASHINGTON (AP) " There will be some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity " an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19.Looking to prevent a closure of federal agencies, top White House officials planned to meet at the Capitol on Wednesday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and each [...]
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