Three-Bill Package with Stopgap Pitched
Republican lawmakers are pitching their leaders on a plan to avoid an October shutdown, take baby steps toward a larger government-funding deal, and restore some of the goodwill that has evaporated in Washington.
They face an uphill battle, as President Donald Trump’s budget chief seeks to bypass Congress and unilaterally cut nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, a gambit that’s undermined faith in bipartisan negotiations.
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) will meet with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) soon — likely today or tomorrow — to discuss a plan to attach a few fiscal ...