They were unable to tell me if he was alive or not.

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

Neither [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell nor I want a shutdown.None have been passed by both chambers.the government was set to shutdown Saturday.

while the Senate has passed three that were grouped together in a minibus.Funding for eight other appropriations bills.

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

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.then a single father with a young child.

Kris and James were married and Brandon had a new protector.The first thing she told him about was Brandon.

when I share my story and they share their stories.Kris Armstrong was driving between her two jobs when she got a call and the caller asked her to pull over.