Congress dodges one crisis, now on to the next

WASHINGTON (AP) — One cri­sis averted, on to the next. The day after Con­gress man­aged to avoid a gov­ern­ment shut­down — again — Repub­li­cans and Democ­rats stared ahead Tues­day at major fights over spend­ing that under­score a deep divide that’s sure to define the fast-approaching national elections.