
The Department of Defense was bracing for a partial shutdown late Jan. 19 as Congress grappled with how to keep the government funded after a stopgap measure expires at midnight.The House approved a new continuing resolution (CR) late Jan. 18 that would keep the government open through Feb. 16, but the measure (H.J. Res. 125) faced an uphill battle in the Senate, where debate continued at press time, hours before a potential shutdown. Democrats oppose the CR over an immigration…