“The Senate reached an agreement to pass a package funding huge chunks of the federal government through September but setting a two-week stopwatch on the expiration of Homeland Security funding,” Semafor reports. “After a day of haggling with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over his priorities, Senate Majority Leader John Thune locked in a deal to vote on five spending bills as well as the stopgap DHS bill.”Politico: “As part of that agreement struck among all 100 senators, the chamber will vote on seven amendments to a sweeping appropriations package.”
