Supreme Court takes new cases, including Mexican suit against U.S. gunmakers
Congress releases six funding bills ahead of Friday shutdown deadline
Yes, that’s correct. In order to prevent a government shutdown, Congress often needs to pass a series of funding bills. These are essentially budgets that allocate federal funds to different departments and programs. If Congress doesn’t pass these bills by a certain deadline, it can lead to a government shutdown, which means certain federal services may stop or slow down because they don’t have the funding to operate. In an effort to avoid this, it seems Congress has released six funding bills. They will now need to