NEGOTIATORS STRIKE DEAL TO FUND GOVERNMENT

Congressional negotiators on Sunday reached an agreement to fund the U.S. government through the end of September, two congressional aides told USA TODAY, avoiding a government shutdown this week.

The deal includes $15 billion in extra funding for defense programs, which is half of the $30 billion that President Trump asked for in his emergency request. Also includes $1.5 billion in extra money for border security but not the additional $1.4 billion Trump wanted for the border wall. It also includes $2 billion in extra funding for the National Institutes of Health, which Democrats were pushing for, according to a source with the Senate Appropriations Committee.