New bipartisan proposal to enhance the Child Tax Credit: What to know
A new, bipartisan tax framework unveiled by lawmakers Tuesday would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families.
Allison Pecorin in political news
No snow day for the Senate as Congress looks to avert a government shutdown
The snowstorms pummeling much of the country — including D.C. -- will keep the majority of the federal government at home Tuesday, but not the Senate, whose members are expected to brave the weather to cast the first in a series of votes that they hope will stave off a partial government shutdown at week's end.
A partial government shutdown could happen next week. Here's what you need to know
The next week in Congress will be consumed by efforts to keep the lights on as Congress — for the third time in the past year — is running up against a funding deadline that could lead to a government shutdown.
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