Leaders squabble, appropriators stoic as shutdown deadline approaches

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Five weeks away from a government funding deadline, tensions are spiking among lawmakers and shutdown fears are rising. Top-level relations soured Friday, with Speaker Mike Johnson accusing Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of “trying to set up some sort of a government shutdown” and saying Democrats were “unresponsive.” Jeffries then shot back, telling reporters…