Some fighting the fires have gottenrelief recently.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries originally called the two-step plan a nonstarter.Biden is expected to sign the bill.

Neither [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell nor I want a shutdown.Hard-right members upset by the short-term extension that did not include spending cuts and who wanted the House to pass the appropriations bills individually moved to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as their leader.By the time Johnson took the gavel.

agriculture and energy until Jan.Washington The Senate easily passed a stopgap funding bill late Wednesday night.

But dissent from within his own party over its lack of spending cuts or funding for border security required Johnson to rely on Democratic votes to get it over the finish line.

All but two Democrats voted to pass the measure.com/hzYJ5UC56n Matthew Smith (@mjswhitebread) February 14.

but still a delicious meal: shrimp and salad.Smith said hes not concerned about him and his wife who are from California and have been married for 21 years contracting the virus at this point.

they plan to go to Tokyo for a few nights before traveling back to the U.Smith told CBS News Patricia Corrigan on Friday.