Still, the country isn't out of the woods when it comes to a government shutdown. Lawmakers will have to negotiate a longer-term deal after the election – setting up another political fight in the final weeks before Congress turns over and a new president takes over the White House.

Speaker Mike Johnson dropped his demands for proof-of-citizenship voting requirements to strike a deal that includes more money for the Secret Service and funds the government through Dec. 20.

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.