NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey about the first White House conference on ending hunger in more than 50 years.

The Senate is slated to take a key vote Tuesday to take up government funding that is at risk of failing over a deal cut by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin that has come under sharp criticism from Republicans and liberals -- pushback that could be enough to sink the vote and push Congress to the brink of a shutdown.

Liz Cheney is, at the moment, a Republican. But over the weekend, she held open the possibility that she might not always be.