Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference following the weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus at the US Capitol on December 15, 2020. | Rod Lamkey/Getty Images

Lawmakers have delayed a vote on stimulus and government funding until Sunday.

Congress has delayed a vote on stimulus and government funding — again.

Although lawmakers were originally facing a self-imposed December 18 deadline to get both things done, they’ve postponed it once more by passing another short-term spending bill on Friday. Because Congressional leaders had extended a previous deadline on government funding, they just approved a two-day addition. Now, the House and the Senate have a bit more time to pass the spending legislation and the stimulus bill they intend to attach to it.

The latest continuing resolution is set to keep the government funded through the