1.0Demand Progresshttps://demandprogress.orgAmelia Strausshttps://demandprogress.org/author/amelia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WwAkuP3oMM"><a href="https://demandprogress.org/first-branch-forecast-for-september-25-2023-a-solution-to-stop-the-shutdown/">First Branch Forecast for September 25, 2023: A Solution to Stop the Shutdown</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://demandprogress.org/first-branch-forecast-for-september-25-2023-a-solution-to-stop-the-shutdown/embed/#?secret=WwAkuP3oMM" width="600" height="338" title="“First Branch Forecast for September 25, 2023: A Solution to Stop the Shutdown” — Demand Progress" data-secret="WwAkuP3oMM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> TOP LINE This week will be monumental for Congress not only because of whatever outcome arises from the deadline to fund the government, but also the institutional impact of the ways the factional politics play out in getting there. Although it is the hard-right members of the House urging each other to hold the line … Continuedhttps://demandprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IEEPpS8x-1.jpg900512