After talks on a compromise fell apart this weekend, the path forward is murky. Plus, notes on the Alabama IVF case, national security supplemental, war in Ukraine and South Carolina GOP primary.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson speak to one another during a ceremony at the US Capitol on Dec. 12, 2023. The two leaders blamed each other this weekend for the gridlock on government funding. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images