House Adjourns as Shutdown Looms

Playbook: “Congress is just eight days out from a potential federal shutdown, and Republicans’ plans to force a confrontation with Democrats over government spending by passing all 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills is going nowhere fast. Johnson now has to settle on a strategy for passing a shutdown-averting stopgap without dividing his conference further.”

“The House has adjourned until next Monday for Veterans Day weekend, leaving lawmakers with just five days to get their proverbial ducks in a row.”