and whether President Biden himself benefitted from any foreign business brokered by members of his family.

agriculture and energy until Jan.The House has passed seven bills.

All but two Democrats voted to pass the measure.Neither [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell nor I want a shutdown.Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he hoped there would be a strong bipartisan vote for the House bill.

Congress reached a last-minute deal to fund the government through Nov.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.

McCarthys ouster paralyzed the House from moving any legislation for three weeks amid Republican Party infighting over who should replace him.

the government was set to shutdown Saturday.Truth Aquatics and the Fritzlers filed a lawsuit under a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law that allows it to limit its liability to the remains of the boat.

Relatives of those killed hugged one another and wept outside the courtroom after the verdict was read.Boylan was the only person to face criminal charges connected to the fire.

His public defenders declined to comment as they left the courthouse.They thanked the FBI case agent who led the investigation.