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Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a mammoth defense policy bill, throwing the legislation into limbo as Congress heads into a packed year-end schedule.

Senate Republicans are expected to block a sweeping defense policy bill amid a stalemate on allowing votes on potential changes to the mammoth legislation.

Asked if she thought the House could pass a deal on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ADVERTISEMENT Because coronavirus relief is tied up with government funding, Congress has to either pass a deal or a stopgap spending bill by the end of Friday in order to prevent a brief weekend shutdown Leadership is eyeing a days-long continuing resolution (CR) to buy themselves more time, though Thune warned that, if leadership doesn't have a larger deal in hand by midnight Friday, a senator might block passage of the stopgap and force a brief funding lapse.  Part of what appears to be dragging out the...

“I'm against shutting down government," Hoyer told reporters on a press call. "I think it is a stark admission of failure." The growing likelihood that Congress will need to pass another stopgap bill — their third of the year — comes as negotiators are still trying to iron out the final policy fights in the massive bill. McConnell, speaking from the Senate floor, described an agreement on the coronavirus as "close at hand." But McConnell added that negotiators now faced a choice of dragging out the talks or wrapping things up quickly. "Do we want to haggle and spar like this was an ord...