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.

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.