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Chicago Fed prez Austan Goolsbee sees ‘golden path’ toward lower inflation without recession

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, says the economy appears headed to a “soft landing” in which inflation returns to the Fed’s 2% target without an economic crash.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending - Roll Call

A stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating into early 2024 is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

Roll Call

Forecast for security spending remains cloudy - Roll Call

The forecast for U.S. national security funding is cloudy with just days until a potential shutdown showdown.

Roll Call

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Senate push for shorter stopgap sets up collision with House GOP - Roll Call

Senate appropriators are mulling a continuing resolution that would run until mid-December, putting them on a collision course with the House.

Roll Call

Maine shootings highlight Republican senator’s voting record on gun control

As her state mourns 18 dead in latest shooting spree, Susan Collins is now facing criticism for her votes against gun control laws

The Guardian - US

Politicians and activists express outrage and despair after Maine shootings

Maine senator says he is ‘deeply sad’ while advocacy groups demand stricter gun control laws

The Guardian - US

Senate rejects Braun amendment to strip 'minibus' earmarks - Roll Call

The Senate rejected an amendment that would ban earmarks from three spending bills that are part of a fiscal 2024 spending package.

Roll Call

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Conservative Mike Johnson wins House vote to become next speaker - as it happened

The Louisiana conservative won US House speakership after unanimous support from Republicans, ending weeks of infighting

The Guardian - US

Senate leaders struggle to keep pace with ‘minibus’ amendments - Roll Call

The Senate is playing “whack-a-mole” trying to deal with amendments on a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills.

Roll Call

House uncertainty puts shutdown specter right back on the table - Roll Call

Legislative action, including consideration of two appropriations bills set for this week, has ground to a halt in the House.

Roll Call

The Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a fighter and friend

In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women

The Independent UK

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a life in photos - Roll Call

Sen. Dianne Feinstein died Thursday night, Sept. 28, 2023, at the age of 90. Here are photos from her long tenure on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Menendez gains GOP support amid scandal

Menendez gains GOP support amid corruption scandal

Salon

Trainers were allowed in the US Senate – so why on earth can’t I wear them to a party?

Standards briefly slipped for US politicians. If only the rest of society could follow suit, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Lawmakers welcome Zelenskyy but don't have path to Ukraine aid - Roll Call

Majorities in both chambers appear to support more aid to Ukraine, but there's still no obvious legislative path to achieving it.

Roll Call

Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse - Roll Call

Senate Republicans have identified a potential breakthrough to resolve a hold on the chamber’s three-bill appropriations package.

The Independent UK

Susan Collins jokes she will wear a bikini to Congress after dress code relaxed

Though there is no official dress code rule written for the Senate, the practice of wearing business attire has been around for decades

The Independent UK

Senate ditches dress code as Fetterman and others choose casual clothes

The stuffy Senate is now a bit less formal

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The Independent UK

The Senate's bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House

The United States is at risk of another damaging government shutdown, potentially as soon as the end of September

Roll Call

Combo appropriations package hits the skids in Senate - Roll Call

Senators have reservations about trying to tack two more spending bills onto the House-passed Military Construction-VA bill.

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S&P Futures Tick Higher Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending up +0.26% this morning as market participants awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech for further clues on the outlook for interest rates.

The Street

Powell likely to stress 'higher for longer' rate message at Jackson Hole

Fed Chair Jerome Powell may find fighting the 'last mile' of inflation increasingly difficult, but in doing this he isn't likely to break the job market, with even more rate hikes.

Roll Call

Generational shift ushers in new era for Senate earmarks split - Roll Call

The retirement of key senators last year is reflected in the state-by-state distribution of earmarked dollars in fiscal 2024 spending bills.

Roll Call

Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth - Roll Call

The retirement of several titans of congressional appropriating hasn't slowed down the Senate's appetite for earmarks.

WEKU

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

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