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Members in highly sought-after chairmanships are giving up their coveted roles, making room for a new era of leaders to pull the legislative strings, at least in this GOP-led Congress. The party in power typically gets more seats on committees, and their Steering Committee chooses who gets what spot and who gets to lead each committee. Speaker Mike Johnson gets four votes on the steering committee, Majority Leader Steve Scalise has two. The rest of leadership and members who are on the committee each get one.

If there is one thing a son can always count on during the good times and the poor, from muddy waters to bare, it is unwavering love and support of his mother. And so it was on Sunday, when under fire rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Sean'Diddy'Combs was joined by loyal mother Janice, 83, outside his sprawling Miami home. The Star Island compound seemed to be a family home of sorts as Diddy and Janice unwound in its large garden, despite being the subject of a federal inquiry into sex trafficking. But as doors close and celebrity friends distance themselves amid the ongoing investigation, who is Janice Combs?

There are a limited number of legislative days left for Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill or the government will go into a shutdown. In a contest between Republicans and Ukraine over more assistance and about the timing of an impeachment investigation into President Biden, which is likely to stifle talks, a quick compromise isn't likely. Both the House and Senate must pass 12 annual government spending bills before funding runs out at midnight on September 30.