US Congressional leaders have reached a funding agreement to extend government spending, avoiding a partial government shutdown.
The agreement is significant as it averts a partial government shutdown and sets the topline spending number for the fiscal year.
The agreement follows weeks of negotiations and comes after months of wrangling and short-term extensions.
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