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House members in close races are talking up their success in bringing money to their districts through congressional spending bills.

Service members would work without pay, and many civil servants are likely to be furloughed. Congress has yet to pass a separate bill to guarantee military pay as it did in previous shutdowns.

This year, a vulnerable House GOP incumbent is leading the charge to ensure the troops get paid on time if funding lapses on Oct. 1.

Some House Republicans defending vulnerable seats in the 2024 elections are working on an expansion of the child tax credit.

Congress’ consideration of the defense budget now includes a debate on whether the United States should be a member of NATO, which it helped found after World War II to protect Europe from Russian aggression.

WASHINGTON — When Jen Kiggans decided to run for Virginia’s state Senate in 2019, she cited Elaine Luria as her inspiration. That was odd enough — Luria’s a Democrat while Kiggans is a Republican. But things got stranger still just three years later, when Kiggans decided to run for Congress…

Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans speaks about her career jumps and how she intends to win reelection in Virginia’s 2nd District.

The prospect of repealing clean energy tax credits is causing some House Republicans to waver on the GOP debt limit bill.