Congress returns amid chaos over House speaker

USA Today: WASHINGTON — Congress returns from a week-long break to a simmering pot of palace intrigue as House Republicans continue to struggle to identify the next speaker and the Benghazi committee prepares for its long-awaited showdown with Hillary Clinton.

There is plenty of legislation to keep both chambers busy this week. The Senate is taking up a bill to punish "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation and may also take up a cybersecurity bill aimed at preventing the kind of hack attacks that have compromised the personal data of millions of Americans. The House is expected to vote on a "budget reconciliation" bill that would defund Planned Parenthood and portions of the Affordable Care Act — a bill that President Obama would certainly veto.

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