Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season

Senate leaders in Washington have reached and unveiled an agreement on a short-term funding bill designed to prevent a government shutdown. Announced on Sunday, the measure aims to keep federal agencies operating past the midterm elections and into early December.

The Senate is expected to vote on the spending measure before lawmakers depart at the end of the week for their traditional August recess. This scheduling allows members of Congress to leave the nation's capital and focus on their reelection campaigns during a critical period leading up to the elections.