What will happen now that Congress bought itself a week or two on the budget?

It is not what contractors or most federal employees wanted, but Congress did manage to avoid a partial government shutdown last week. They only pushed the deadline out a week or two, in order to buy time to consider budget bills. For the outlook on the week ahead, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Interview Transcript:   Tom Temin  And, Loren, before all of this, of course, we have been going back and forth with the fact that the bills are out…

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The Woman Who Bought a Mountain for God

Photographs by Olivia Crumm This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. On the day she heard God tell her to buy a mountain, Tami Barthen already sensed that her life was on a spiritual upswing. She’d recently divorced and remarried, an improvement she attributed to following the voice of God. She’d quit traditional church and enrolled in a course on supernatural ministry, learning to attune herself…

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Greenland: Trump warned that island cannot be bought from Denmark – BBC News

Greenland: Trump warned that island cannot be bought from Denmark  BBC News Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is not that crazy  Quartz Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president  The Washington Post 5 questions about Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, answered  CNN President Trump Reportedly Wants to Buy Greenland. TIME Reported Similar Plans in 1947  TIME View full coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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