Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Sunday night
that Democrats would not proceed as planned with a vote today on their
own spending package, citing “sufficient progress in negotiations … over
the weekend.”

Government funding runs out Friday. Talks have stalled for weeks as the
parties wrangle over funding levels, with Republicans thus far refusing
to give Democrats the nondefense plus-ups they desire. Could the distant
chime of jingle bells finally be having an effect?

There’s no way an omnibus can be negotiated, drafted and passed in the
next five days, so expect another stopgap to move this week. Beyond
that? There’s already chatter about negotiations dragging right up to
and even through the holiday season. We’ll see who blinks first. More
from Roll Call

Playbook editor Mike DeBonis and co-author Rachael Bade discuss the
funding fight plus the week ahead, including Sam Bankman-Fried's visit
to Congresss and President Joe Biden's planned signing ceremony for the
Respect for Marriage Act on the South Lawn. 

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