Lawmakers have been racing against the clock to fund the government and avoid another shutdown by the month’s end, but they are now facing an irregular opponent: Mother Nature herself.
Weather forecasters are predicting that the Washington, D.C., area might become the bullseye of a winter storm that could blanket the area in double-digit inches of snow this weekend.
And as most senators typically fly back into the District for Monday evening votes earlier that day or over the weekend, the incoming storm could result in schedule changes next week for the Senate.
