"Congress Strikes Last-Minute Deal to Avert Government Shutdown"

House Republican leaders have reached a spending deal with the White House on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, paving the way for six spending bills to pass by the end of the week. The package includes funding for defense, homeland security, financial services, general government, labor-HHS, the legislative branch, and state-foreign operations, and would fund the government until the end of the fiscal year. With current funding set to end on Friday, Congress faces a tight timeline to finalize the text of the agreement and bring it for votes in both chambers before the deadline.