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The Senate is leapfrogging the House with a stopgap spending bill ahead of the Saturday shutdown deadline when government funding expires.

The bill that includes nearly $6 billion in funding for the Ukraine war effort and disaster relief efforts would likely face challenges if it makes it to the House.

Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus — which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis — and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown. The deal includes a small decrease in federal spending paired with new border security policies in return for 30 days of continued government funding beyond the Sept. 30 expiration. Such a stopgap funding measure is considered a necessary step to give House Republicans ...

The Biden Administration’s misguided open border policies have led to a historic crisis affecting the entire nation, making every community a border community. Since President Biden took office, there have

President Biden called out lawmakers who "are willing to shut down the government," saying House Republicans are not doing their jobs.

"Recent shifts in U.S. policy reveal that America is no longer the safe haven for displaced persons that it once was,"

Amid stalled spending talks in Congress, Utah Sen. Mike Lee said he hopes Republicans can avoid a shutdown.

The UK is rapidly aligning itself with a host of repressive governments we have previously condemned for the way they crack down on protesters, dissent and fundamental freedoms.

In an interview with the Deseret News, Lee lays out what he’d like to see come out of talks over a continuing resolution and the appropriations process

In an interview with the Deseret News, Lee lays out what he’d like to see come out of talks over a continuing resolution and the appropriations process