US Lawmakers Set to Tackle Tough Funding Questions Ahead of Midterms

U.S. lawmakers are getting back to work after a monthlong summer recess as the Senate returns this week and the House of Representatives comes back into session next week. With narrow control of both chambers and some significant items already checked off President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, Democrats are aiming to pass several key new pieces of legislation. But they have only a handful of weeks before Congress recesses again so that members can campaign ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.      Government funding     In what has now become almost a yearly routine, U.S. lawmakers willmore