budget deal

Politics & Government

Trump Says He's Not 'Happy' With Budget Deal But Thinks Shutdown Unlikely

5:43pm February 12, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall and limits the number of people immigration officials can detain.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (left) chats with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in October. The two negotiated a budget agreement that marks a major breakthrough for a Congress still reeling from a partial government shutdown last month

Politics & Government

Senators Reach Two-Year Budget Deal

6:21pm February 07, 2018

Senate leaders have reached a budget pact to increase spending for the Pentagon and domestic programs, offering a reprieve from fiscal fights that have been a cloud over Capitol Hill.

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