Two disagreeable factions of the Republican House caucus reportedly reached an agreement to fund the government for an additional month, through October, thereby avoiding a shutdown at the end of September and allowing them to address other key bills they’re too chaotic to deal with.
Per NBC News, the moderate-for-the-GOP Main Street Caucus and the nihilist Freedom Caucus agreed to a deal that would cut domestic spending but only fund government operations through October 31st. The delay, however, would allow the Republicans to find support to pass defense and agriculture appropriations bills that require immediate attention.
The measure would cut by 8% all domestic spending except military and veterans spending. It would also implement most of the Freedom Caucus’s migrant oppression efforts. It would also cut cancer research funding at NIH, coronavirus research, and defund much of FBI management.