The shutdown has been averted. Obama said this is the largest annual spending cut in our history. Some of the cuts will be painful, he said.
The deal to fund the federal government for the next five months will include $39 billion in spending cuts and will drop language related to Planned Parenthood. Lawmakers still need to approve a short-term stopgap funding bill before midnight, when the federal government will run out of money and cease operations. More at WaPo
