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Democrats reach deal with White House, Senate Republicans to avert government shutdown

Thune and his leadership team were assessing support for moving the deal through the Senate.

Democrats reach deal with White House, Senate Republicans to avert government shutdown
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Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a funding deal intended to avert a government shutdown, including a two-week extension for the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate still needed to move the package, and the House would also have to approve it.

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Republican leader working to move the funding package

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Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader who announced the deal and had pressed for a two-week DHS funding extension

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Christopher Murphy
D · CT · SEN

Connecticut senator who argued that people could be killed during a two-week extension

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House, whose timing for bringing members back was unsettled

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who urged lawmakers to support the funding deal

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Senator who argued that Congress needed more time to negotiate and pass a new DHS funding bill

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Parties Agree to Two-Week DHS Extension and Separate Spending Bills

Coverage follows federal funding negotiations that risked a shutdown; Thune favored keeping the package together. Center outlets cover Thune's argument for keeping the package intact and the later agreement's two-week DHS extension and approval steps. Right-leaning outlets focus on Republicans' earlier consideration of splitting DHS funding, with Thune favoring an intact package.

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