Eaglen: SECDEF Worried About Long-Term CR

Defense Secretary Mark Esper is so worried about the consequences of a long-term continuing resolution that when he went to Capitol Hill recently to brief lawmakers on the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid, “he spent much of his time pleading for a 2020 appropriations bill,”...

Shutdown Date Sneaking Up on Washington

The current continuing resolution under which the federal government is operating expires Nov. 22, and concern is growing that lawmakers and the White House will be unable to act to keep the government open. “I’m increasingly worried that President Trump will want to...