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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, with the U.S. Capitol in the distance, Nov. 4, 2020. The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate. The Senate Republican partnership with President Donald Trump to confirm conservative justices paved the way for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on abortion rights. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

After a turbulent week, Congress is on recess, but some work continues

Reeling from two highly controversial Supreme Court decisions and some revelatory hearings concerning the Capitol break-in, Congress is in recess this…

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Along with Jan. 6 hearings, legislation making its way through congress

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Where exactly do most of federal contracting dollars actually go?

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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

With Congress in recess, not too much bad can happen

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Capitol Hill is a bustling place this week, starting with federal agencies and baby formula

Congress

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FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

What the ones who actually have a say in next year’s budget are saying

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Congress is working to establish some order for the 2023 budget process

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With Congress in recess, it can rest up for the budget battles ahead

Congress

FILE - In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. Washington health officials recommended on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, that all “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” be postponed or canceled through the end of March, a move that could imperil the popular Cherry Blossom Festival. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

An impending long recess will force a lot of action in Congress this week

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Ukraine has sped up how Congress is thinking about China

Congress

FILE - The Capitol is seen at sunrise, in Washington, Oct. 15, 2021. Republicans aiming to retake the Senate majority entered this election year with a favorable political climate. But after a series of recent failures to encourage centrist Republicans to run, the pressure is on the GOP to make sure that the party doesn't shift so far to the right that they risk losing otherwise winnable races. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

It’s a weird time in Congress with a war going on in Europe

Congress

Even indirect military support of Ukraine will cost the US Money

The United States may not be a war with Russia in the classic military sense. But it does have troops deployed to NATO countries. And that costs money.

Defense News

2023 budget negotiations start soon, WH expected to propose small Defense increase

In just a few weeks the annual budget dance, this time for 2023, will start. People who follow these things closely predict the White House will request…

Budget

How Congress plans to fill in the budget framework for 2022 appropriations

Congress

Congress bought more time to fill in a framework for 2022 appropriations that put the government into another three weeks of continuing resolution.