©2015 Bloomberg News NZ0JUL6JIJV8 (Bloomberg) — Congressional leaders are pushing to reach a deal on a must-pass U.S. government spending bill as a Friday deadline nears to avoid a federal shutdown, even as they concede that lawmakers may have to work into the weekend and beyond. Complicating talks are simultaneous negotiations

published May 3rd 2016, 3:55 pm, by The Editors (Bloomberg View) —In the tradition of turning swords into plowshares, it’s an appealing idea: converting the U.S.’s ballistic missiles into rockets for civilian space transport. It’s also a sensible one — and Congress should change the law to make it happen. For