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Nestled into the stopgap spending bill that Congress is aiming to pass
to avert a government shutdown this week is over $12 billion in aid for
Ukraine, AP’s Kevin Freking reports. What else is in it: “The funding
package, which Congress is set to consider this week, will also provide
disaster assistance, including for Jackson, Mississippi. … Also in the
package is money to help households afford winter heating and funding to
assist Afghans in resettling in the U.S.” What’s not in it: Biden’s
request for emergency funds to fight Covid and monkeypox. What’s in it
for now, but might not be for long: Sen. Joe Manchin's permitting reform
bill.

IFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent his first term becoming one of the most
influential Republicans in the country — a likely 2024 contender who’s
already shaping his party’s national agenda. But DeSantis still hasn’t
faced one of the toughest challenges a Florida leader can encounter: A
hurricane. That’s all changing this week as Hurricane Ian barrels toward
the state, and, Matt Dixon writes from Tallahassee, “depending on how
well the governor responds to the potentially catastrophic storm,
DeSantis may emerge more popular or open himself up to criticism.”

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