US$1 trillion bipartisan funding deal struck, US govt shutdown averted
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NEGOTIATORS in the US Congress reached a deal on Sunday on around US$1 trillion in federal funding that would avert a government shutdown later this week while handing President Donald Trump a downpayment on his promised military build-up.
The full House of Representatives and Senate must still approve the bipartisan pact, which would be the first major legislation to clear Congress since Mr Trump became president on Jan 20.
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