2 new faces and old partisan standoffs as Congress returns

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

WASHINGTON -- There will be two fresh Senate faces and some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers today as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity -- an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19.

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