House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, But Senate Has Other Plans

The House has passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through December 4 - conveniently past the midterm elections. But here's the catch: the Senate is already signaling it may go a different direction, setting up a potential showdown over how Washington spends your money. This is classic Capitol Hill theater - one chamber passes a bill knowing full well the other won't accept it, all while bureaucrats keep the lights on with temporary patches instead of real budgets. Read more about this...