Is it a little early on Sunday morning for the sarcasm in my headline? Sorry about that. 

Anyhoo, in one of the least surprising pieces of news to come out of Washington, D.C., this week, congressional leaders have, yet again, struck a bargain to kick the can down the road two feet fund the government. The latest deal was announced late on Saturday, while those who were focused on D.C. were watching pro-terrorist sympathizers hold a mostly peaceful storming of the White House grounds, and the rest of the country was grousing about having to sign up for Peacock to watch the Chiefs and Dolphins freeze their tuchuses off. 

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So, what exactly is the deal? 

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to avert a government shutdown next week, landing on a two-step stopgap bill that will keep the lights on in Washington into March, according to three sources familiar with the proposal.

Under the deal, the new government funding deadlines will be March 1 and March 7. The agreement comes ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline, and a second deadline on Feb. 2.

Text of the continuing resolution is expected to be posted online Sunday evening, according to a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Republican leadership is scheduled to hold a conference call with members Sunday at 8 p.m., a GOP lawmaker told The Hill, which will likely include a discussion about the plan to avert a government shutdown.

The proposal —  which the House and Senate must approve by Friday night to avoid a partial shutdown — will give the House and Senate more time to complete work on the 12 appropriations bills. Congressional leaders announced a deal on top-line spending numbers last weekend, but appropriators need more time to hash out particulars in each funding bill.

As alluded, the fact that leadership reached a deal ahead of this Friday's deadline is hardly surprising. They'd already reached an agreement on top-line spending last Sunday. 

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And as we roll into election season, there's no way leadership is going to let a merciful the dreaded shutdown materialize. No matter what, it's always hung around Republicans' necks, and it likely wouldn't play all that well for the Democrats either, particularly not with the current state of chaos both here and abroad. 

What will be surprising is if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) can herd his congressional cats sufficiently to get the deal approved. Even with an eye on reelection, a sizable contingent of his conference is liable to believe their chances in November hinge on holding the line and not agreeing to profligate spending business as usual. 

The deal sets top-line spending at $1.59 trillion, plus around $69 billion in additional budget tweaks — largely in line with the spending caps included in the debt limit deal then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck with Biden last year that outraged Republicans. Johnson has highlighted some tweaks to that agreement, including accelerating clawbacks of IRS mandatory funding and additional clawbacks of unspent pandemic funds.

Conservative House Republicans came out against the deal, urging Johnson to craft a different plan that included deeper spending cuts. On Friday, however, the Speaker said the agreement “remains” in place.

But even as Johnson stuck by the deal, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) insisted that he believed Johnson was still “legitimately considering alternatives.”

We'll know more about whether Johnson can successfully wrangle his fellow Republicans after they meet Sunday evening. 'Til then, bundle up and batten down the hatches.