Congress faces time crunch on government funding and sweeping defense policy bill

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a sweeping defense policy bill before a new Congress is sworn in, but there are signs that both sides are struggling to reach agreement over these key outstanding issues.

​Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a sweeping defense policy bill before a new Congress is sworn in, but there are signs that both sides are struggling to reach agreement over these key outstanding issues.