Congressional Leaders Announce Deal to Avert Shutdown

Months of spending negotiations and continuing resolutions may finally come to an end this week. In the scramble to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders say they have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the final piece of the appropriations package needed to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2024. “An agreement has been reached for DHS appropriations, which will allow completion of the FY24 appropriations process,” House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on X on March 19. “House and Senate committees have begun drafting bill text to be prepared for release and consideration by the full House and Senate as soon as possible.”...