Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Lawmakers have struggled to get to this point as the current budget year winds to a close at month’s end. At the urging of the most conservative members of his conference, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. , had linked temporary funding with a mandate that would have compelled states to require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.