Congress on Track to Avoid Shutdown, Soften Trump Spending Cuts

The US Congress is set to avoid another government shutdown later this month by passing compromise bills that would soften spending cuts sought by the Trump administration, according to Republicans and Democrats involved in the process.

That would prevent a repeat of the 2025 government shutdown which disrupted government services and data for a record 43 days.

The bipartisan cooperation ahead of a Jan. 30 funding deadline is a remarkable turn of events after Democrats blocked stopgap funding in October and November in a failed attempt to exert policy influence — in that case, extending Obamacare subsidies.

Despite surging Democratic ...