US Lawmakers Reach Deal to Fund Government Agencies
- Homeland Security dispute resolved with a handshake agreement
- Bill being drafted, but short government shutdown is possible
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Congressional leaders and the White House reached a handshake deal to fund the US government through Sept. 30, according to people familiar with the negotiations, after six months of bitter ideological clashes delayed finishing an annual spending plan.
Lawmakers will now race to pass the agreement before a midnight Friday deadline for a partial government shutdown. The first task will be putting the accord in writing, which could take several days.