Congress Races to Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown Amid Spending Disputes
• Congress racing to fund government by Friday deadline to avert shutdown amid conservative anger over spending deals • House vote planned on holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying subpoena; could be cancelled if he agrees to closed-door deposition • Second of four impeachment hearings focused on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas happening this week • Senate holding procedural vote Tuesday on stopgap funding bill; House conservatives already voicing opposition • If stopgap passes, would mark third continuing resolution since fiscal year began, as lawmakers need more time to finalize appropriations