Dems, Trump forge short-term funding agreement as shutdown looms
TL;DR
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats said they’d strike a deal to fund most of the federal government, keeping Department of Homeland Security spending at existing levels for two more weeks while parties negotiate new immigration‑enforcement restrictions, a plan announced less than 30 hours before a possible shutdown and framed by the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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