Source: David Lerman and Paul M. Karwzak, ROLL CALL, 11/23/20


As negotiators race against the clock to write final spending legislation for the current fiscal year, signs of optimism emerged that a deal can be reached that would avoid a government shutdown next month. Top appropriators missed a self-imposed deadline last week for reaching a bipartisan framework for a fiscal 2021 omnibus spending package, but talks continued Monday. Current stopgap funding runs out on Dec. 11.

For more of this story, click here.