the Queens very first tweet was also sent during a visit to the Science Museum.

averting a government shutdown and punting a spending fight in Congress until early next year.The House has passed seven bills

Washington The Senate easily passed a stopgap funding bill late Wednesday night.sending it to the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline.and ended up in the same situation as McCarthy needing Democratic votes to pass a bill that did not include spending cuts demanded by conservatives.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he hoped there would be a strong bipartisan vote for the House bill.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.

while the Senate has passed three that were grouped together in a minibus.

Whats in the continuing resolution?The two-step bill extends appropriations dealing with veterans programs.Its going to be tough for him to survive a vote if theres credible evidence in the committees report.

as most Republicans and 31 Democrats withheld support for punishing him while the Ethics Committee investigation and his criminal trial proceed.committee leaders revealed investigators had contacted about 40 witnesses.

The scathing report could give momentum to another effort to remove the New York Republican from Congress and possibly change the minds of those who have been hesitant to support his expulsion.And he sustained all of this through a constant series of lies to his constituents.