Tentative Deal to Avoid Shutdown

Budget Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Government Shutdown
By George Stephanopoulos, ABC News

Sources tell me that  budget negotiators on Capitol Hill have tentatively agreed on a deal that would involve at least $33 billion in spending cuts from this year’s budget.  That’s $23 billion dollars more than Democrats have previously agreed to in short-term continuing resolutions, and $28 billion less than Republicans previously passed in the House. Read more at abcnews.com.

Tea Partiers Warn GOP on Dealmaking
By Marin Cogan & Jake Sherman, Politico

It’s not like Republicans need a reminder of the tensions within their own ranks on government spending cuts.

But if they forget what’s at stake, all GOP lawmakers need to do Thursday is walk outside the Capitol, where perhaps hundreds of tea party protesters will be urging congressional leaders to hold their ground on major spending cuts. Read more at politico.com.