Congressional leaders reportedly reached a bipartisan spending deal to avert a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends at the end of September. The deal, which would extend government funding for about three months until December 20th, pushes budget negotiations past the upcoming election.
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson , R-La., walks to a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 11, 2024.
“While this is not the solution any of us prefer, it is the most prudent path forward under the present circumstances," Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote in a letter to colleagues, according to the AP. "As history has taught and current polling affirms, shutting the government down less than 40 days from a fateful election would be an act of political malpractice.”
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