Republicans Reckon with Iran War Funding Quagmire

“Senate Republicans spent this week wrestling through divisions, reelecting John Thune as their leader, and pledging to confirm conservative judges while avoiding a government shutdown during their last two months in the majority,” Semafor reports.

“They still haven’t figured out how to use their greatest power in the lame duck: another big party-line bill that would send billions to the Pentagon. Such a proposal could contain other GOP priorities; Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) dubbed it the ‘last supper’ for the party’s reign.”