"Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Homeland Security Shutdown"
TL;DR
Congressional leaders have reached a tentative deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, avoiding a government shutdown next weekend. The deal paves the way for processing remaining spending bills, with details not immediately available. Negotiations have centered on border security and enforcement funding, with Republicans seeking to reprioritize DHS funds and Democrats pushing for more border security money. The deal is being negotiated by congressional leaders and the White House, with the Appropriations committees yet to release the legislative text of the bills.
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- Who the government shutdown would affect if deadline passes The Washington Post
- Lawmakers Resolve Dispute Over Border Funds as Partial Shutdown Looms The Wall Street Journal
- Congress scrambles to avert shutdown after weekend delay The Hill
- Homeland security battle pushes much of government perilously close to Saturday shutdown POLITICO
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