Congressional Spending Showdown: CR, Iran War Funding, and Farm Bill

Senate passed bipartisan CR 89-4 to avert shutdown through Dec. 11, with key concessions to Dems. House has own version. Iran war funding remains tangled with SAVE Act; House GOP $95B reconciliation plan linking Iran war funding, farm aid, SAVE Act still pending. Farm Bill markup scheduled tomorrow. Durbin tied NDAA to Iran invasion. Bipartisan Russia/Iran sanctions bill has 86 Senate votes but awaits Trump. Oil prices spike, gas prices up 37%. DC Circuit blocked Trump EPA from canceling $20B in climate grants, reinforcing Congress's spending authority.