Confederate Flag Debate Imperils Bigger Piece of House Agenda

The growing debate in Congress over the Confederate flag put a second government spending bill in jeopardy Friday, as Republican congressional leaders grappled with the prospect of Democrats again forcing the issue on the floor of the House.

A financial-services spending bill, generally expected to come to the House floor next week, now seems unlikely to advance that quickly, if at all, as GOP leaders seek to resolve the Confederate flag dilemma, according to Hous