Bipartisan funding pact keeps the government open, averting a shutdown
TL;DR
Lawmakers reached a bipartisan 1.2 trillion funding package to keep most federal departments funded—including Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, HUD, Transportation, and Education—avoiding a shutdown past the January 31 deadline.
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- Congress moves toward funding government, dodging shutdown The Washington Post
- Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms NBC News
- Lawmakers release final measures to fund the government close to deadline to avert partial shutdown CBS News
- Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies Politico
- This week on The Hill: Lawmakers scramble to avert partial shutdown The Hill
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