DHS Shutdown Looming
DHS Shutdown Looming Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires on Friday, giving Congress just four days to strike a deal before they take a weeklong Presidents Day [...]
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02, 2026
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02, 2026
House Returns to Partial Government Shutdown
House Returns to Partial Government Shutdown The House of Representatives returns to Washington this week with hopes of quickly ending a partial government shutdown that began over the weekend. [...]
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01, 2026
Senate Left to Find Funding Solution
Senate Left to Find Funding Solution The House of Representatives is out of session this week, leaving the Senate to navigate the funding fallout after the events in Minneapolis [...]
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01, 2026
The House’s Solo Week
The House’s Solo Week House lawmakers will have Washington to themselves this week as the Senate is out on recess and President Trump travels to Davos to meet with [...]
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01, 2026
Lawmakers Working to Avoid Government Shutdown
Lawmakers Working to Avoid Government Shutdown With two scheduled session weeks remaining before the bulk of government funding expires on January 30th, lawmakers in both chambers are focused on [...]
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01, 2026
Welcome to Washington 2026
Becker Spotlight: Welcome to Washington 2026 Congress and the Trump Administration are kicking off 2026 with a packed agenda ranging from averting another shutdown, reviving defunct healthcare subsidies, securing [...]
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12, 2025
Final Push for Healthcare Policy in 2025
Final Push for Healthcare Policy in 2025 With the last scheduled session week of the year underway, the focus of Congress remains healthcare legislation. This week, the House will [...]
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12, 2025
Congress Closes Out 2025
Congress Closes Out 2025 Congress returns to Washington this week for the final working month of the year with no shortage of legislative must-dos before January. This week, the [...]
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11, 2025
Washington Gets Back to Work
Washington Gets Back to Work The federal government has reopened following a 43-day government shutdown – the longest in U.S. history. The deal to reopen Washington extends funding for [...]
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10, 2025
Partners in Wildfire Prevention Week of 10/21/2025
Partners in Wildfire Prevention Applauds Senate Markup of the Fix Our Forests Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Partners in Wildfire Prevention issued the following statement ahead of the [...]