Congressional negotiators have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, the final component of the annual spending legislation that must be passed before the shutdown deadline later this week.
After days of lengthy negotiations and disagreements over border security policies, lawmakers have come to an agreement on how to allocate funds for DHS. Details of the deal are not yet clear, although legislative aides are aiming to get text finalized in the coming days, according to two sources familiar with talks.
The deal means Congress can move forward with its six-bill appropriations legislation to fund roughly 70% of the federal government. Funding for those government agencies is scheduled to lapse just after midnight on Friday, giving lawmakers only four working days to pass some sort of spending legislation through both chambers of Congress.
Negotiators initially planned to release legislative
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