Will Congress avert another shutdown? - Friday, March 22, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | March 22, 2024 [Web version](   [Congress rushes to approve final package of spending bills before shutdown deadline]( With spending set to expire for several key federal agencies at midnight Friday, the House and Senate are expected to take up to spare a $1.2 trillion measure that combines six annual spending bills into one package. [READ MORE](   [‘When he needed help, no one responded': DC, 911 call center sued over drowning death]( The family of a man who drowned after jumping into the Washington Channel, after a 911 call listed his situation as a non-urgent, Priority 2 situation, is suing D.C., its Office of Unified Communications and the mayor. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Enjoy exclusive savings on every item in store at our upcoming Verragio Trunk Show!]( Register for Mervis Diamond Importer's Verragio Trunk Show, March 22 to March 24. 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[READ MORE](   Sponsored by University of Maryland Capital Region Health [Get on Top of Your Health: New UMD cancer center to open in Prince George's County]( We talk to the center's medical director, Dr. Magesh Sundaram, about what patients can expect at the first centralized cancer care facility in the Maryland county.   [Growing concern from House Republicans about crime near US Capitol]( House Republicans said Thursday that D.C.'s crime problem is undermining public safety near the U.S. Capitol, due to an increase in robberies and carjackings that have affected lawmakers and congressional staff members. [READ MORE](   [Checking in on DC's sweeping anti-crime bill 10 days later]( D.C.'s Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah spoke with WTOP's Nick Iannelli about how people's perceptions about crime in D.C. don't necessarily match the latest crime data numbers. 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