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Congress Funded the Government a Month Early. Two Record Shutdowns Will Do That.

The government’s funding deadline is Wednesday, and nobody in Washington is sweating it. That’s the news. Congress got it done a month early. The Senate passed a stopgap bill 90-6, the House followed 370-48 on September 1, and Trump signed it September 2. Federal funding now runs through December 11, which happens to land well …

The House Voted 308-117 to Stop Changing Your Clocks. The Senate Can’t Find the Time.

Your clocks fall back on November 1st. Again. And they’re doing it even though Congress supposedly already fixed this. Back in July, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act 308-117, with Trump’s backing, to stop the twice-a-year clock flip for good. A real vote, on the record, with numbers most bills in Washington would kill …