House Republicans have tentatively reached another deal to avert a partial government shutdown, as the clock ticks closer to midnight.
House Republican negotiators have tentatively reached an agreement on averting a partial government shutdown at the end of Friday, sources told Fox News Digital. Two people familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital that the deal would include a short-term extension of this year's federal funding levels, disaster aid funding, and agricultural support for farmers – but under three separate bills.
The new strategy comes after President-elect Trump and his allies torpedoed Congressional lawmakers' initial plans to avert a partial shutdown ahead of the holidays. Trump had called on Republicans to act on the debt limit as part of their talks to avert a government shutdown, a demand that dozens of conservative GOP lawmakers bristled at given their concerns about the national debt – which has exceeded $36 trillion. A plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
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