This week: Clock ticks on coronavirus, government funding deals

Congress is facing a tight timeline to fund the government and try to clinch a long-sought deal on a fifth coronavirus deal as they seek to wrap up their work for the year. The House will return on Monday for the first time since the election, and is currently scheduled to leave Washington for the year on Dec. 10. Both chambers – the Senate returned last week – will be out of town next week for the Thanksgiving recess. That gives lawmakers…