"Congress Averts Shutdown with Short-Term Deal, New Deadline Looms"

Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a brief bill, buying more time for negotiations but pushing funding deadlines up by a week. An agreement in principle on six of the 12 bills needed to fund the government for the entire fiscal year was reached, but the remaining six bills, including controversial areas like the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security, pose challenges. Conservative House Republicans seek to attach policy riders, while Democrats are set to reject them. The new deadline for a potential shutdown is March 22.