Remember that possibly-looming government shutdown we told you about? Well! Today the House "defeated a routine bill to finance the government through mid-November[.]" I might put that October trip to the Smithsonian down in my address book in pencil.

This is not surprising, and yet: The House has passed an amendment to the continuing budget resolution it's finalizing that would block all federal aid to Planned Parenthood. Even though providing abortions is a small part of what Planned Parenthood does—and is isolated from federal funds within the organization's structure, by law—the amendment passed 240-185. So does this mean abortion is over forever?