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The congressional delegation to Europe's Munich Security Conference was expected to be the largest ever this year, but Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the official delegation of dozens of House members due to a government funding battle. The cancellation is standard operating procedure during a government shutdown, but top Democrats warned that it was the wrong decision in a moment of frayed trans-Atlantic relations. Several senators, including Lindsey Graham and Jeanne Shaheen, are still attending the conference as part of bipartisan delegations. Other lawmakers, such as Adam Smith and Mark Warner, had planned to attend but canceled due to the shutdown. The conference begins on Friday, with President Volodymry Zelensky and other European leaders in attendance. A government shutdown is expected to occur this weekend if a funding deal is not reached.

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