As Shutdown Deadline Nears, Key Questions Remain on Spending Deal and Agency Funding
• Will Speaker Johnson continue to hold the line on the bipartisan spending deal or cave to conservative pressure?
• What will a stopgap continuing resolution look like in terms of length and deadlines for agencies?
• When will appropriators receive the critical funding allocations to start conferencing the 12 spending bills?
• What will the conservative Freedom Caucus do - continue opposition or go along?
• Which federal agencies are at highest risk for shutdown if Congress fails to act in time?