'Graham's revenge': One GOP senator's vendetta could catapult government into shutdown

As Congress scrambles to pass a funding bill by Friday night to avert a government shutdown, a “Lindsey-Graham-sized snag” has emerged that could upend the effort, Politico reported Friday.

Last year’s government shutdown – the single-longest in U.S. history – ended after lawmakers agreed to a temporary spending measure that would fund the government through Jan. 30. As that deadline fast approached, a compromise endorsed by President Doanld Trump appeared ready to sail through the Senate.