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• Congressional leaders reach deal to avert shutdown, boost Secret Service funds - September 23, 2024

• The agreement extends federal funding until Dec. 20 and includes support for natural disaster victims.

  Jacob Bogage, The Washington Post

  Congressional lawmakers on Sunday agreed to a deal to avert a looming government shutdown, advancing a three-month stopgap spending agreement with emergency funding for the Secret Service and without the harsh voter registration restrictions demanded by former president Donald Trump.

  The package represents a setback for House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and his Republican conference, which spent the past two weeks demanding a longer funding bill with unrelated legislation attached requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.

  But pressed closer against the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline — and mired with disputes within his conference — Johnson brokered a deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democrats to dodge what could have been a politically costly outcome.

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