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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
McCain returns, but DoD’s policy bill faces health care road block
After a dramatic return to the Senate to cast a vote on the GOP’s Obamacare overhaul Tuesday, Sen. John McCain said he hoped to soon shepherd through the chamber's 2018 defense policy bill. But there are more questions than answers about when and how.
By Joe Gould
House Veteran Affairs chairman diagnosed with prostate cancer
The chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, but does not expect it to interfere with his legislative schedule.
McCain to return to Senate for health care vote, NDAA
Sen. John McCain, days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, is expected to take up the 2018 defense policy bill after he returns to the Senate on Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
Dems block passage of intelligence bill
House Democrats on Monday blocked passage of a non-controversial intelligence policy bill, saying that Republicans were rushing to pass it without extensive debate.
By Deb Reichmann
Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate
Major reforms to veterans’ education benefits are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of the legislation Monday.
By Natalie Gross