“This will come as no surprise, but House Republicans are struggling to round up enough votes to help pass the $1.2 trillion FY2024 minibus funding bill,” Punchbowl News reports. “These aren’t hair-on-fire concerns quite yet — but it’s approaching that level. The whip count at Thursday’s early

“The Senate Finance Committee’s top Republican, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), told GOP colleagues privately on Wednesday that he doesn’t want to pass a tax bill this year,” Punchbowl News reports. “Crapo spoke about persistent problems with the legislation after negotiations on the Wyden-Smith deal broke

“The federal debt as a share of the U.S. economy is poised to hit a record by 2029 and will continue to rise over the next three decades, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday in a report that laid out the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges,” the New York Times reports.

“U.S. businesses, big and small, have united behind a bipartisan bill to revive expired tax breaks for research and equipment spending, help that many see as critical to competing with foreign rivals or even surviving,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The problem: They can’t get Senate

Congressional negotiators have come to an agreement with the White House on Homeland Security funding, the final piece of the FY2024 spending package, Punchbowl News reports. Leadership and key committee aides are working right now to finalize text in hopes of releasing it in the coming days.