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Photos of the week ending September 22, 2023 - Roll Call

This week featured high-profile visitors to the Hill, all while Congress struggled to find a path to avert a government shutdown next week.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023

Stopgap funding troubles - Roll Call

With a week to go before federal funding runs dry, a fight over Ukraine aid could stymie efforts to pass a short-term spending extension to head off a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and John M. Donnelly outline the battle and explain why efforts to…

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023

Menendez indictment comes with Democrats playing 2024 defense - Roll Call

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez faces a reelection race next year, when Democrats already were playing defense to hold on to Senate control.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023

Gibberish in Washington keeps them guessing (and spelling) - Roll Call

“Niminy-piminy” and “manicotti” were some of the words flubbed at the Press vs. Politicians spelling bee, won by defending champ Amy Wang.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

Zelenskyy and the tale of two chambers - Roll Call

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy got broad but not unanimous bipartisan Senate support Thursday, but the House treated him differently.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

Defense appropriations rule goes down, again - Roll Call

House GOP leaders couldn't twist enough arms to get the $826.4 billion Pentagon spending bill back on track Thursday.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

‘Fix Congress’ lawmakers debut new caucus with familiar goal - Roll Call

“Nobody thinks Congress isn’t broken,” co-chair William Timmons says. Agreeing on that is the easy part — finding solutions is harder.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

PEPFAR reauthorization debate highlights splits in GOP - Roll Call

Reauthorization of an HIV/AIDS program launched by President George W. Bush now faces roadblocks because of abortion debate.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

‘Golda’ director revisits Yom Kippur War, 50 years later - Roll Call

The urgency of 1973 is repeating itself, says director Guy Nattiv, whose movie about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is suffused with haze and paranoia.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

Progress seen in House GOP spending talks - Roll Call

House Republicans appeared to be moving closer to agreement Wednesday on an opening bid for stopgap funding legislation.

Roll Call · Sep 20, 2023