The ticking sound you hear is the final days of the fiscal year

Indecision mixed with turmoil and partisan politics. That’s the familiar brew on Capitol Hill this week. With precisely two weeks until the fiscal year ends, there’s no clear path to any budget deal at the moment. So it’s a busy week as we heard from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview transcript: Loren Duggan Here we are. Every September, we have to do this dance where we figure out if the government will stay funded going into the new fiscal year.…

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Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president would sound like – The Washington Post

Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president would sound like  The Washington Post In a fiery and blunt speech slamming the tenor, tone and words of President Trump as the nation reels from white nationalist domestic terrorism, former vice … “us president” – Google News

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Republicans sound the alarm about Democratic fervor – Reuters

Reuters Republicans sound the alarm about Democratic fervorReutersInterviews with more than 20 Republican lawmakers, operatives and strategists nationwide reveal a party increasingly worried about high levels of enthusiasm on the Democratic side. Republicans are also struggling to motivate their voters to come out in …Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a …New York Times The Pennsylvania 18th Result Tells Us What Everything Has Been Telling Us For A WhileFiveThirtyEightWhat Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call special election can tell us about Democrats' chances to take back the HouseWashington PostThe Guardian –Politicoall 1,859 news…

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Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in Droves – New York Times

New York Times Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in DrovesNew York Times… have not made up for those departures. So far, just 10 of the top 44 political positions in the department have been filled, and for most of the vacancies, Mr. Tillerson has not nominated anyone. … “The United States is at the center of every …and more » us politics – Google News

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