Congress Faces Deadline to Avert Shutdown as Negotiations Stall Over Republican Policy Demands
• Congress faces deadlines this week to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown • Negotiations stalled over the weekend due to disagreements over Republican policy demands • A shutdown would impact food assistance programs, air traffic controllers, federal housing vouchers, and disease tracking • House Speaker Johnson told Republicans negotiations yielded policy "singles and doubles" but no "home runs" • Conservative House Freedom Caucus is pushing for more spending cuts or policy rollbacks to support a funding deal