Congress Races to Avert Shutdown Amid Conservative Opposition

House Set to Vote on Contempt Charge for Hunter Biden, Continues Impeachment Hearings for Homeland Security Secretary

Congress is racing to fund the government by Friday’s partial shutdown deadline, a heavy task that is bound to get weightier as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) navigates growing anger in his conference over his handling of spending matters.
The Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the continuing resolution (CR) proposal Tuesday afternoon at around 5:45 p.m., officially kicking off the process to avert a shutdown by Friday’s midnight deadline.
House conservatives, however, are already coming out against the move, a reality that is sure to worsen headaches for Johnson as he works to keep the lights on in Washington before midnight Friday while also managing his warring conference.
Also this week, the House is set — for now — to vote on a resolution to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after President Biden’s son defied Congressional subpoena last month, though the punishment could be pulled from the schedule if the younger Biden’s team reaches an agreement with House Republicans to testify during a closed-door deposition.
And the second of four impeachment hearings focused on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is slated for this week, as the House GOP conference barrels toward trying to oust the embattled secretary.