CONGRESS STRIKES A BUDGET DEAL TO AVERT SHOWDOWN, CUTTING $38.5B

Congressional leaders, with barely an hour to go before a federal government, announced late Friday night they had reached a deal to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.


The deal includes $38.5 billion in spending cuts while leaving the more contentious policy matters, such as blocking funding for Planned Parenthood, for a later debate.


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