Agenda from hell: Emails, vetoes and a government shutdown

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Congress and the White House are headed for a week filled with sharp, partisan disagreements that will include more FBI testimony on Hillary Clinton’s emails, a vote to override President Obama’s veto, and possibly even a partial government shutdown if the two sides can’t find a spending agreement.

Lawmakers have been itching to get back to the campaign trail, but first have to find a spending agreement to fund the federal government past the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. So far, however, there’s been no easy way forward, which is once again raising the prospect of a shutdown.

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