Negotiators say they've reached 'agreement in principle' to avoid government shutdown

After negotiations slowed down over the weekend, lawmakers announced on Monday night they have reached an "agreement in principle" to avoid another government shutdown.
This deal funds the government through the fall, and includes $1.375 billion to install barriers along the southern border, The Washington Post reports. This includes 55 new miles of bollard fencing, with some restrictions on location. Democrats also dropped their demand to limit the number of beds at ICE detention centers for undocumented immigrants. House Appropriations Chairman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said she hopes the negotiators will have the deal finished by Wednesday.
President Trump will have to sign the deal into law before Saturday to prevent another shutdown. The last shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — affected 800,000 federal employees, ending last month after 35 days.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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