A Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago last week on the first day of the government shutdown.

Gabe Evans during a campaign stop in Greeley, Colo., in October. He wound up winning his seat by less than one percentage point.

Clockwise from top left, Adrien Brody, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet and Zoe Saldaña are on track for nominations. But there are few shoo-ins this year.

Gov. Mike DeWine, Republican of Ohio, had called a special legislative session to fix what is typically a minor procedural issue.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with President Biden in Israel, last October.

The deal, initially floated by Speaker Mike Johnson, would extend funding for some government agencies for a week, through March 8, and the rest for another two weeks, until March 22.

Lawmakers in both parties regard the tax bill moving forward as a policy victory.

The agreement includes an increase in Pentagon spending to $886.3 billion and holds nondefense funding essentially flat at $772.7 billion

The election of Mike Johnson as House speaker cemented the far-right takeover that began shortly after President Barack Obama took office.