It’s a big week for American politics. Summer break is over, and after five weeks back home, Congress is filtering back into town. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are scheduled to have their first (and only) debate Tuesday night, and actual voting is beginning to kick off in the earliest-voting states.
That’s a lot, and there is more to come. We could see a shutdown fight, depending on how hard House Republicans stick to their guns in their battle against the 82-year-old Senate Republican leader, who remains obstinate in his opposition to including a law to safeguard elections against noncitizens voting in the next round of short-term government funding.
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